Letter from Justice J. G. Baptist to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 10, 1865

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Letter from Justice J. G. Baptist to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 10, 1865

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Baptist, J. G.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873

Events

Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Amnesty Legislation. United States. Congress Legislation. United States. Congress. General Amnesty Act (1865)

Organizations

Plantations United States--Department of the Treasury

Occupations

Legal Profession--Judges Legal Profession--Judges. Justices of the peace Planter

Places

Mississippi--Clay County. West Point Mississippi--Lowndes County. Columbus

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West Point Miss Aug. 10^th 1865

His. Exelency
Gov. W. L. Sharkey

Dr Sir

It appears that orders from the Treasurer Department of the U. S. require that all planters before selling their Cotton shall take what is termed the planters Oath which oath is to effect that the Cotton was grown by them on their plantations & that no potion of the same does now or ever has belong to the so calld Confederate Government. and if I am not mistaken th order further provides that said Oath shall be made before any millitary or civil Officer, with their lights before me I have sufferd these oaths to be taken before me since the time of my reinstatement (by taking the Amnesty Oath according to your proclimation.) But I have been enform by the assistant special Agent of the Treas. Department. at Columbus Miss that the planters oath taken before me

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would not hereafter be respectd in his Office and that said oath must be taken before the assistant Treas. Agent. has he the right to precribe my Official Jurisdiction in this matter answer

& Oblige Your Obt
Servant

J. G. Baptist

Justice of the Peace
Lownds Co Miss

J G Baptist
asking about the powers of the U S Treasury Agents