Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; March 19, 1874

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Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; March 19, 1874

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Hill, James, 1846-1903 Johnson, John Wofford, L. W.

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Crime Crime--Larceny Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Arrest Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Civil and Criminal)Criminal Procedure--Extradition

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Alabama--Executive Department Mississippi--Department of State

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Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Sheriffs

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Alabama Mississippi--Lowndes County

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Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice

Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; March 19, 1874

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Adelbert Ames GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF MISSIISSIPPI.

To the Sheriff of, Lowndes County,

Or to the Sheriff of any other County, Greeting:

Whereas, His Excellency, the Governor of the State of Alabama has made known to me that John Johnson, stands charged with having committed Grand Larceny—in the State—of—Alabama on the 24" day of February 1874; and Whereas, it appears that said Jno. Johnson has fled from justice, and is to be found in the State of Mississippi, where he has taken refuge: and Whereas, the Governor aforesaid has demanded of me the arrest and delivery of said Jno. Johnson to L. W. Wofford whom he has appointed agent to receive and convey said Jno Johnson to the jurisdictional limits within which he stands charged:

Now Therefore, I Adelbert Ames Governor of the State of Mississippi, do, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Constitution and Laws of this State, direct and require you to arrest the said Jno Johnson to the custody of the said L. W. Wofford, the agent appointed by the Governor of Alabama to the end that he may be conveyed to the jurisdictional limits where he stands charged.

[seal: THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI]

In Testimony Whereof, Witness my hand _an^d signature, and the Great Seal of the State of Mississippi hereunto affixed, this 19^th day of March 1874

BY THE GOVERNOR, Adelbert Ames

James Hill
SECRETARY OF STATE