Letter from William B. Avery to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 14, 1875

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Letter from William B. Avery to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 14, 1875

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People

Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Avery, William B.Rhodes, Travis

Events

Crime Crime--Murder Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Arrest Political elections Political elections--Mississippi Voting Voting--Voter registration

Organizations

Mississippi--Executive Department Political Parties Political Parties--Democratic Party (U.S.)

Occupations

Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Sheriffs Secretaries

Places

Mississippi--Coahoma County. Coahoma Mississippi--Montgomery County Mississippi--Tallahatchie County. Charleston Mississippi--Yalobusha County. Garner

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African Americans

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Garner Miss
Sept 14th 1875

Gov. A. Ames

Dear Sir,

The excitement in Tallahatchie commenced in the North West corner near Coahoma. It is said that parties from Coahoma attempted to register who were not citizens. The white men say that Alcorn incited them to it. He went to arrest them was resisted, came back to Charleston calls for a posse and at least 200 men have gone under the lead of the sheriff to keep Peace and disperse the mob

They have gone from here and other stations to the number of about 100 men Will write you more fully

W^m B. Avery

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~~Copy 77~~

~~Executive Office~~
State of Miss
~~County of Montgomery~~
Anon
~~Winona Miss~~
Dated Nov 3 1875
~~Rec'd " 9 "~~

Subject

~~Colored men have no rights in the country as shown by the late election Wants to know if there is any place they can secure them dared not say much for the Democrats will kill him~~

~~Adelbert Ames~~
Governor

Travis Rhodes
Secy