Letter from Sheriff J. P. Matthews to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 10, 1870

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Letter from Sheriff J. P. Matthews to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 10, 1870

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Cheeves, Frank Johnson, William Matthews, J. P.

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Crime Crime--Murder

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Beauregard (Miss.)Copiah County (Miss.)Gallatin (Miss.)

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Description of William Johnson, who murder-ed Frank Cheeves in the town of Beauregard, Copiah County, Miss, on the 25^th,, day of Decem-ber 1869.

Johnson is slender built, about six feet high dark complexion, black hair, generally wearing it long, black eyes, two of his fingers on left hand crooked, from an injury, about 26 years old—in his manners polite—quick spoken.

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Gallatin Jan 10/70

Genl .A. Ames

Dear sir you will find enclosed a description of W^m Johnson who was engaged in the murder of Frank Cheeves in the town of Beauregard on the 25^th,, day of December 1869 and is still at large yours obdt Servt

J P Matthews Shff
Copiah County