Letter from W. S. Cannon to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; April 27, 1871

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Letter from W. S. Cannon to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; April 27, 1871

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People

Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Cannon, W. S.Davis, Olander Hewson, H. F.Jackson, W. M.Nabing, B. D.Thompson, Unknown

Events

Crime Crime--Threat Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Convicted Military Events--Capitulations Military Events--Military desertion

Military Units

Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)United States. Army

Organizations

Clubs and Secret Societies Clubs and Secret Societies--Ku Klux Klan (19th century)Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Courts and Judicial Systems--Criminal Juries Mississippi--Executive Department

Occupations

Judges Secretaries

Places

Mississippi--Benton County. Hickory Flat Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Newton County Mississippi--Tippah County. Ripley Mississippi--Union County. New Albany

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Hickory Flat Miss
Apr 27 1871

Gov. J L Alcorn
Jackson Miss

Sir I mearley address You upon the circums-tance so of the Ku Klux perpetration in Union County which Col B D Nabing explained to you Some time previous to this

Those parties wer tried and acquited by a juror which was altogether partial to the perpertrators of the deeds

Sir I am Satisfied that they can be con-victed One of the party acknowledg to me that he was guilty

Sir the character of this man are this they deserted the Confederate cause and come to the Yankeys. Since the clo-se of the war they have returned and located in our midst and Such deeds as I have just mentioned They are now attempting to past of on good Sothern citizens

Gov I am no Radical but am a law abiding citizen

I come forward with your Procliam-ation and arested this man and through

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the influence ^or war—evoking^ of Judg Thompson of Ripley they were acquited

Since their acquital thay have made Some threats in reguards to myself an-d W M Jackson who made the arrest

I now implore thee to have this thing fai-rly investigated before next Circuit Court at New Albany, which will be in June

So far as my character and [?] is concerned I refer you to Judge Olander Davis Col B D Nabing or any one in this county

Yours Respectfully

W S Cannon

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Executive Office,
State of Mississippi,
County of Newton

From W S Cannon
Address Hickory Flat
Dated April 27—1871
Received [gap]
Answered [gap]

About the K K in Union County

JAMES L. ALCORN,
Governor.

H. F. HEWSON,
Private Secretary.