Letter from J. W. Longstreet to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 21, 1875

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Letter from J. W. Longstreet to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 21, 1875

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Colcoats, Willis Dixon, H. M.Griffin, Sam Johnson, Archer Longstreet, J. W.Patterson, J. G.Redit, Buck Rhodes, Travis Sydney, Jacob White, Unknown

Events

Crime Crime--Lynching Crime--Threat Evacuations Political elections Political elections--Mississippi Political elections--Mississippi. Election of 1875

Organizations

Clubs and Secret Societies Mississippi--Executive Department Political Parties Political Parties--Democratic Party (U.S.)Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Schools Schools--Mississippi

Occupations

Education Professionals Secretaries Teachers

Places

Mississippi--Lawrence County. Silver Creek Mississippi--Yazoo County. Yazoo City

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African Americans

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[note] 10/21/75 [/note]

Governor Ames

Your Excelency

I beg to report that on Friday last I rec'd informatin from a friend that the lives of Willis Colcoats, Archer Johnson Buck Redit and myself all (colored) had been threatened by the men of Capt Sam Griffins command who formed a Democrat club in that part of the beat No 4 in wich I reside on monday Jacob Sydney was killed by some one un-known That day Monday 18^inst a friend informed me that Capt Sam Griffin had told him to kll me that he had I was president of a Republican club there and of what was being done and that I had better leave. I left there for Yazoo city In Yazoo city tuesday morning I learned that H M Dixon and a large crowd of men armed had gone that morning to Silver Creek to capture J G Patterson that they carried a rope with them I am a school teacher I am a school teacher and was teaching near Whites box Capt Griffin is the head of a large squad of ^armed^ white men. I left the county Having I believe well grounded fears of my life I am your excellencys Obed Sevt

J W Longstreet

Oct 21 1875

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Executive Office
State of ~~Miss~~
Yazoo County

From J. M. Longstreet
Dated—Previous to election in 1875

Subject

Affairs in Yazoo Intimidation

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