Letter from E. C. Walker to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 26, 1875

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Letter from E. C. Walker to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 26, 1875

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Conner, Sam Rhodes, Travis Walker, E. C.Williams, Unknown

Events

Crime Crime--Lynching Crime--Murder Mass racial violence

Organizations

Clubs and Secret Societies Clubs and Secret Societies--Ku Klux Klan (19th century)Mississippi--Executive Department

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Secretaries

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Alabama Mississippi--Noxubee County. Macon Mississippi--Winston County. Louisville

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African Americans African Americans--Historically Free and Newly Freed Impoverished People Refugees

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Macon Mississippi
Noxubee County Aug 26" 1875

To Hon. Gov. Genl. Ames.

Sir, I will address you of this county—This county is now in an uproar. The Alabama white people was out here on the 25th of August A. D. 1875, killing up black people and I understand that Sam Connor was killed on the 25th day of August 1875.

Adnd Govenor, you have stopped the Ku Klux in this county one (1) time and Governor, you will have it to do over again for the poor black people are lying now out in the woods afraid to come home, and Governor, any minute or any hour that we are Call to the old field over on Williams to come. Saturday there was about 25 or 35 or 40 whites come from Louis Ville with arms coming from all parts of the county to kill us poor darks—we poor black people have not got any arms but Governor I know I know you have it in your power to stop the Whites from coming out the county into our county killing us poor blacks & you have it in your power to furnish us arms. We look back 7 or 8 years & see what was done there—This Co. is sitting in the same fix.

Your Truly Friend

E. C. Walker

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Executive Office
State of Miss
County of Noxubee

From E C Walker
Address Macon Miss
Dated August 26 1875
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ASubject—

Asks his excellency to check the KK from Killing of the negroes

Adelbert Ames
Governor

Travis Rhodes
P Secy