Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; June 21, 1875

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Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; June 21, 1875

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Davis, A. K. (Alexander Kelso), -1884 French, Unknown Hodo, Samuel Jobes, Unknown McCrea, Walter Packer, A. G.

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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--Executive Department Mississippi--State Penitentiary (Jackson)

Occupations

Law Enforcement Prison Guard Prison Wardens Secretaries

Places

Mississippi--Attala County. Kosciusko Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson

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African Americans Imprisoned people

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Superintendent's Office
Miss: Penitentiary
Jackson June 21^st 1875

To
His Excellency
A. K. Davis, L^t Gov., Act'g Governor
Jackson

Sir

In accordance with Sect: 40 of an act entitled "an act for the regulation, control and support of the Penitentiary it becomes my duty to inform your Excellency that, Convict Sam^l Hodo effected his escape from the Guards while under lease to Mess^s French & Jobes, near Kosciusko, Attala C^o on the 18^th inst:

I have the honor to be
Your obd^t serv^t

Walter M^cCrea
Serg^t of Guard & Acting Superintendent

Discription: Age 20 years. Height 5 f^t 8 in:
Complexion, Hair & Eyes black,
scar on left side of mouth

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Executive Office

From. Supt of Penitentiary
Jackson Miss
June 21. 1875.
" 21 "

Notice of escape of convict
Sam'l Hodo
from
Guard of Penty convicts leased to French & Jobes at Kosciusko Attala County on the 18^th of June 1875

$50⁰⁰ Reward offered
June 22 1875

A. K. Davis
Lt Gov Actg Gov

A. G. Packer
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