Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary; December 4, 1874

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Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to the Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary; December 4, 1874

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Goodwin, Aaron Hill, James, 1846-1903 Powers, Ridgley Ceylon, 1836-1912

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Crime Crime--Burglary Crime--Larceny Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Commutation of Sentence Criminal Procedure--Convicted Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Release Criminal Procedure--Sentencing Legislation. Mississippi Legislation. Mississippi. An act for the regulation, control, and support of the Penitentiary (1872)

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Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Mississippi--Department of State Mississippi--Executive Department Mississippi--State Penitentiary (Jackson)

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Law Enforcement Prison Wardens

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Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Noxubee County

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Imprisoned people

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

To the Superintendent of the Penitentiary:

Whereas, at the April Term, 1874, of the Circuit Court of Noxubee County, in this State, Aaron Goodwin was convicted of the crime of Burglary and Larceny, and by the Court sentenced to Nine Months ~~years~~ imprisonment in the State Penitentiary; AND WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 13 of An Act of the Legis-lature, entitled "An Act for the regulation, control, and support of the Penitentiary," approved March 28th, 1872, the Superintendent of the Penitentiary has reported that there are no marks of demerit on the roll against said Aaron Goodwin;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, ~~RIDGLEY C. POWERS~~^Adelbert Ames^, Governor of the State of Missis-sippi, by virtue of the above recited Act, do shorten the term of the sentence of the said Aaron Goodwin, at the rate of three days for each month; and do authorize and direct you to discharge him accordingly.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Missis-sippi to be affixed, this 4^th day of December, 1874.

[seal]

Adelbert Ames

By the Governor:

James Hill
Secretary of State.

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Aaron Goodwin
Commutation
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