Letter from Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 27, 1860

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Letter from Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 27, 1860

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Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 Garnett, Jefferson Garnett, Thomas C.Jones, John Lane, James O.Patterson, John F.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Pye, Edward H.Pye, Jordan Theatt, P.Waters, H. H.Watkins, E. A.

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Crime Crime--Assault and battery Crime--Murder Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Acquittals Criminal Procedure--Indictments

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Courts and Judicial Systems Georgia--Department of State Georgia--Executive Department

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Banking and Finance--Treasurers Legal Profession--Judges Legal Profession--Judges. Justices of the peace Secretaries

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Georgia Georgia--Baldwin County. Milledgeville Georgia--Jasper County

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STATE OF GEORGIA.
[seal] JOSEPH E. BROWN, Governor of said State.
To His Excellency the Governor of State of Mississippi:

IT APPEARS, by the annexed papers, duly authenticated according to the laws of this State, that on the twenty sixth day of October in the year Eighteen hundred and fifty six, in the county of Jasper in the state of Georgia Thomas Garnett and Jefferson Garnett committed the crime of Murder upon the body of Jordan Pye—

And it has been represented to me that said Jefferson Garnett has—fled from the justice of this State, and has taken refuge within the State, of Mississippi—

NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution and Laws of the United States, in such case made and previded, I do hereby request that the said Jefferson Garnett—be delivered to Edward H. Pye and James O. Lane, or either of them who is duly authorized to receive and convey him to the State of Georgia, to be dealt with according to law.

[seal] EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT GEORGIA [/seal]

GIVEN under my Hand, and the Seal of the Executive Department at the Capitol in the City of Milledgeville, the 27^th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ~~fifty~~Sixty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty fourth.

Joseph E Brown
BY THE GOVERNOR.
H, H, Waters.
Secretary Executive Department.

Rec^d two dollars & a half
Jno. Jones
Tr.

Entered
P Theatt,
Compt. Genl,

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Georgia
Jasper County

Personally came before me John F. Patterson a justice of the peace in and for said County Edward H. Pye who after being Sworn deposeth and says that in the County aforesaid on the twenty sixth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and fifty six one Thomas Garnett and Jefferson Garnett in and upon one Jordan Pye in the peace of God and said state then and there being did unlawfully will-fully feloniously and of their malice of aforethought ~~did~~ make an assault and with clubs, bottles, sticks, and rails him the said Jordan Pye did strike and beat giving to him divers wounds in and upon the head and body, of which Said mortal wounds as the said Jordan Pye in the County aforesaid on the twenty sixth day of October in the year eighteen hundred and fifty six died—And deponenth further saith that they the said Thomas Garnett and Jefferson Garnett did then

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and there in manner and form aforesaid Commit the crime of murder—and that one Thomas C. Garnett was then and there present aiding and abetting the fact to be done as principal in the second degree—And deponenth further says that an Indictment has been found in Jasper Superior Court at the October Term eighteen hundred and fifty six against said Thomas Garnett and Jefferson Garnett for the crime of Murder and against Thomas C, Garnett as principal in the second degree in said Murder of upon which charge the said Thomas C. Garnett has been tried and acquitted, and that said Indict-ment is still pending against said Thomas Garnett and Jefferson Garnett=Deponent further says that said Indictment he is informed and believes is lost or mislaid—and that he makes this affida-vit—for the purpose of asking a requisition to be made by His Excellency

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Joseph E. Brown Governor of said state of Georgia upon the Governor of the State of Mississippi for the arrest of said Jefferson and Thomas Garnett who he is informed and believes is a citizen of the State Mississippi—and asks that Deponent and James O. Lane may be appointed Agents to go after and bring said Jefferson Garnett ^Thomas Garnett^ to the State of Georgia—

Sworn to and subscribed before me this June 26^th 1860

E H, Pye ~~[?]~~

Jno. F. Patterson J. D.

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STATE OF GEORGIA.
BY HIS EXCELLENCY, JOSEPH E. BROWN, GOVERNOR OF SAID STATE.
To all to whom these Presents shall come:

KNOW YE THAT John F. Patterson—whose official signature appears to the within instrument, was, at the time affixing the same thereto, a duly commissioned and qualified Justice of the Peace in & for the county of Jasper—which appears from the records of file in this office—and that the same is in due form of law: Therefore, all due faith, credit and authority are and ought to be had and given to his said attestation as such.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the Great Seal of the State to be put and affixed.

DONE at the Capitol in Milledgeville, this 27^th—day of June—in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and ~~fifty~~sixty and of the Independence of the United States of America the eighty fourth

[seal]EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT GEORGIA[seal]

Joseph E Brown
BY THE GOVERNOR
E. A. Watkins
SECRETARY OF STATE.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, GEORGIA,
MILLEDGEVILLE, June 27th 18560

Registered & rec^d fee 25 cts

H. H, Waters.
Secretary Executive Department.