Letter from Thomas McLeod to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 7, 1871

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Letter from Thomas McLeod to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 7, 1871

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Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Brown, James Carr, Thomas Hewson, H. F.Magee, George Magrew, A. P.McGill, Unknown McLeod, Thomas Owens, F. S.Patton, Wash Rodgers, Vince

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Crime Crime--Murder

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Jails Mississippi. Executive Department

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Justices of the peace Secretaries Sheriffs

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Alabama Covington County (Miss.)Limestone County (Ala.)Louisiana Texas Williamsburg (Miss.)

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African Americans Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice Historically free and newly freed African Americans

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Williamsburg Covington county Mi^ss March 7^th 1871

His Exelency Govenor J. L. Alcorn

Dear Sir

I have Just received yours of the 28 ult And hasten to reply F S Owins Murdered Wash Patton in this county on the 10 day of May AD 1868 and is and have been at Large and it is said is Living in Limestone county Alabama his dscription is a bout 5 feet 10 inches high dark hair and Black eys dark complexion ^their is a true bill for murder^

The next case A. P. Magrew Murdered James Brown in AD 1865 and is now Removed to Louisiana or Texas his description is a a bout 5 feet 8 or 9 inches high a ^dark complexion dark hair & blue eyes^ True bill for Murder was found against him last Nov term 1870 case 3^rd Vince Rodgers coulerd was Killed by Thomas Carr ^11 day of January 1868^ whom was taken up before 2 Justices of the peace and Acquitted

Case 4^th George Magee coulered. Killed his Father on the 28^th day of Februay AD 1871 who is now in Jail in said county. Case 5 their was one other case of Murder in this county in the fall of 1868 killed by a crowd of unknown persons This surname Was M^cGill I am not able now to learn.

Theas are all of the cases I now know of

Your Friend

T^h S. M^cLeod shff

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PRECIS.
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Executive Office,
State of Mississippi,
County of Covington

From Sheriff M^cLeod
Address Williamsburg
Dated March 7/71.
Received [gap]
Answered [gap]

Reports crimes committed in the county

JAMES L. ALCORN,
Governor.

H. F. HEWSON,
Private Secretary.