Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 21, 1874

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Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 21, 1874

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People

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Noonan, William Wilson, William

Events

Convict Labor Convict Labor. Mississippi Convict Labor. Mississippi. Leasing Program Crime Crime--Jail Escapes Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Bounty Legislation. Mississippi Legislation. Mississippi. An act for the regulation, control, and support of the Penitentiary (1872)

Organizations

Mississippi--State Penitentiary (Jackson)

Businesses

Powers & Jobes (Starkville, Miss.)

Occupations

Law Enforcement Prison Guard Prison Wardens

Places

Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson

Social Identifiers

African Americans

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Wounds and injuries

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OFFICE

Mississippi State Penitentiary,

WM. NOONAN, SUPT.

Jackson, October 21^st,, 1874

To
His Excellency
Governor Adelbert Ames

Sir

In accordance with Sect 40 of an act, entitled "an act for the regulation, control and support of the Penit-entiary", it becomes my duty to inform your Excellency that: W^m,, Wilson effected his escape from the Guard on the 14^th,, inst. while under Lease to Powers & Jobes

Very respectfully
Your ob^dt. Serv^t.

W^m. Noonan
Superintendent

Description: Age 23 years; ; Heigh 5 ft. 7 ins. Dark Mulatto, Hair & Eyes black left arm badly scarred from burn, vaccine marks on right arm five scars on right wrist, small scar under right eye and scar over left eye

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reward offered
Oct 27" 1874
$50.⁰⁰_x