Letter from Albert Snowden to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 19, 1871

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Letter from Albert Snowden to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 19, 1871

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People

Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Hewson, H. F.Snowden, Albert W.

Events

Crime Crime--Riots Mass racial violence Mass racial violence--Meridian, Miss. (1871) Race Riot

Organizations

Mississippi--Executive Department Mississippi--Legislature

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Secretaries

Places

Alabama Mississippi--Lauderdale County. Meridian

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African Americans African Americans--Historically Free and Newly Freed

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Lauderdale County March 19^th 71
Miss Sippie Mr Jas L Alcorn

y Dear sir

I have the opitunity of writeing you a few lines This morning to let you know That I have Scome to the asuclusions of studed of our State, and the Rooets That is in Meridian now and it Seemes to me whits from alabama is Trying Get to get oures State in the fir of they ers But I am in hopes that you will Knot Low Them to Run oures state from alabama. and I hope that you will Be please to Thipetise our Blk rase. and if you Dear sir will Be please to Look forth how They are destroying black Rase. and will you Knot being as you are Ruler Miss Sippi I will be oblige to Look to you. and fthermore, I will ask to help uses in This state to Live psemel and we Bles Race will have to look to you our Rites if you will be pleas to helpe uses if you will Sir and I hope you will Knot Think hard of me for this

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For if we dont look forth to the Gover, and the Leguslacor of the State who will we look to. and I wosh to write moor but I am afrid of it will do Know S Good for if you will Knot help uses who will we look to Dear sir I Hope That this will fnd you w well and doing well sir if you will help our Stat and the devotion of esteam That you have for unse and I hope that you u will, write to me if you will I will boring my Letter Sclose

Y Your truly Truely

Albert w Snowden Albert Snowden

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PRECIS.
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No'.

Executive Office,
State of Mississippi,
County of Lauderdale

From Albert Snowden
Address [gap]
Dated March 19⁠—1871
Received [gap]
Answered [gap]

Conserning the Meridian Riot and the Alabamians

JAMES L. ALCORN,
Governor.

H. F. HEWSON,
Private Secretary.