Petition from the members of the state secession convention to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 10, 1861

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Petition from the members of the state secession convention to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 10, 1861

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Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Anderson W. P.Baldwin, C. B.Barksdale, William, 1821-1863 Barry, William T. S. (William Taylor Sullivan), 1821-1868 Berry, Jack H.Bolling, William J.Bookter?, T. C.Booth, William Brantley, W. F.Brooks, W.Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898 Clayton, Unknown R.Colohing, P. S.Davis, G. S.Davis, O.Deason, John B.Denson, William Dyer, J. M.Ecklan, W. J.Erzo, J. Z.Evert?, W. Unknown.Fizer, John B.Fontaine, Charles D.Gholson, Samuel Jameson, 1808-1883 Gibson, A. C.Glenn, D. C.Guin, William Handy, J. M.Hill, S. P.Holt, A. C.Hudson, J. M.?Johnston, Stephen D.Keirn, Walter L.King, Benjamin Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893 Lawrence, John Lewis, A. E.Mayson, Hamilton Miller, Anderson Miller, Hugh R.Orr, J. A.Pattinson, Alex Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Powell, A. C.Ramsey, James B.Rogers, F. M.Sanders, E. H.Seely, O. Y.Sumner, F. C.Terral, S. H.Tison, William H. H.Unknown, D. B.Unknown, Thomas Vaughan, H.Walter, H. W.Woods, Thomas H.

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Conventions Conventions--Mississippi. Convention (1861)Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Execution

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Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson

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To His Excellency Gov J J Pettus

We the undersigned members of the convention respectfully request you Excellency to [reppete ?] the negros condemned to be executed here in this city for the present and that you order the Sherriff to have them executed at the county seat and if possible [?] the walls of the Jail on some future day—

Jackson Jany 10^h 1861

Walter L Keirn
J. M. Dyer
W. ?. Evert?
S J Gholson
H. W. Walter
A. P. Hill
W. H. H. Tison
William Booth
J Z Erzo
W^m J Bolling
W F Brantley
D C Glenn
J B Deason

Hugh R. Miller
Cha^s D Fontaine
W P Anderson
Jas R Chalmers
J M Handy
W. Brooks
J. L. Alcon
W^m Barry
F M. Rogers,
W^m. R. Barksdale
S. H. Terral

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Tho [?]
<h3>Pattinson, Alex</h3> " ref="#S71188">Alex Pattison
<h3>Denson, William</h3> " ref="#S71189">Wm Denson
<h3>Gibson, A. C.</h3> " ref="#S71190">A. C. Gibson
<h3>Miller, Anderson</h3> " ref="#S71243">Andⁿ Miller
<h3>Vaughan, H.</h3> " ref="#S71955">H Vaughan Lieu^t
<h3>Woods, Thomas H.</h3> " ref="#S71956">Thomas H. Woods
<h3>Seely, O. Y.</h3> " ref="#S71957">O. Y. Seely
<h3>Ramsey, James B.</h3> " ref="#S71244">Jas. B. Ramsey
<h3>Sumner, F. C.</h3> " ref="#S71245">F C Sumner
<h3>Orr, J. A.</h3> " ref="#S71197">J A Orr
<h3>Ecklan, W. J.</h3> " ref="#S71958">W. J. Ecklan
<h3>Baldwin, C. B.</h3> " ref="#S71199">C B Baldwin
<h3>Lewis, A. E.</h3> " ref="#S71054">A. E. Lewis
<h3>Bookter?, T. C.</h3> " ref="#S71959">T. C. Bookter?
<h3>Holt, A. C.</h3> " ref="#S53147">A C Holt
<h3>Mayson, Hamilton</h3> " ref="#S71248">H Mayson
<h3>Powell, A. C.</h3> " ref="#S71204">A C Powell
<h3>Clayton, Unknown R.</h3> " ref="#S71205">Gro. R Clayton
<h3>Lawrence, John</h3> " ref="#S71249">Jho Lawrence
<h3>Johnston, Stephen D.</h3> " ref="#S71207">Stephen D. Johnston

J. B Fizer
Jack H Berry
E H Sanders
P. S Colohing
Benj King
D B [?]
.S. Davis
O. Davis
J M Ndsan
William Guin
L. Q. C. Lamar

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Frank & John—
Granted—