Letter from Major C. C. Shackleford to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 20, 1868

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Letter from Major C. C. Shackleford to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 20, 1868

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Jeffords, E.Leyton, E. G.Shackleford, C. C.Shackleford, Charles Shackleford, M Vanvactor, Samuel

Events

Crime Crime--Unlawful Cohabitation Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Clemency Criminal Procedure--Convicted Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Indictments Finances Finances--Default

Organizations

Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Jails

Places

Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Madison County

Social Identifiers

African Americans African Americans--Enslaved People African Americans--Historically Free and Newly Freed

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July 20 1868.

State of Mississippi
Madison County

To the Governor.

We the undersigned citizens of ~~Madison County~~ Miss—would respectfully represent unto your Excellency that Sam^l Vanvactor a free-man of color, residing in said County & State—was at the March Term 1867—of the Madison Circuit Court convicted of "unlawful cohabitation" & fined $100⁰⁰ (One hundred Dollars) & costs—~~and~~ Your petitioners would further show that the said Sam^l Vanvactor was formerly a slave—and that in that condition he was not liable to the pains & penalties of the Statute under which he was later indicted and would further say that we believe he committed the offence in ignorance of the law and without knowledge at the time that the same was prohibited by law—that the Said Sam^l Vanvactor is a hard working, industrious & well behaved man, and is now utterly unable to pay the

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said fine & costs, in default of which he will be committed to jail—Therefore the premises considered your petitioners believe that the said Samuel Vanvactor is a proper and deserving object of executive clemency and therefore pray that the said fine & costs will be by your Excellency remitted and the said Samuel Vanvactor saved from imprisonment on account of the offence aforesaid by him innocently committed.

Respectfully

Cha Shackleford
C C Shackleford
E. Jeffords
Mt. Shackleford
E. G. Leyton.

Maj C. C. Shackleford

Jackson Miss