Letter from J. W. Lee to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 23, 1875

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Letter from J. W. Lee to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 23, 1875

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People

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Lee, James W.Meek, John E.Rhodes, Travis

Events

Crime Crime--Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Crime--Assault and battery Crime--Destruction of property Crime--Riots Crime--Shooting Mass racial violence Political elections Political elections--Mississippi Voting Voting--Disenfranchisement

Organizations

Mississippi--Executive Department Political Parties Political Parties--Democratic Party (U.S.)Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Occupations

Secretaries

Places

Illinois--Cook County. Chicago Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Monroe County. Aberdeen

Social Identifiers

African Americans

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CHICAGO.

Confidential

Aberdeen Miss Oct. 23^rd 1875

Hon. A. Ames
Jackson Miss

They have one six pound Cannon and Ammunition and Needle Guns & Ammunition

Honored Sir

Things are getting in an awful condition here. Yesterday the Democrats attended a Republican meeting and cut the heads out of the drums and beat colored men over the head with pistols and but for a few of us they would have precipitated a riot. Today they have been beating colored men over the head and shooting at them on our streets. The Democrats are thoroughly organized and armed and they are ¹³¹ exceedingly aggressive and do not hesitate to say that they intend to carry the Election by force and they are pre-pared to do it. What can we do?

Yours truly

J. W. Lee

The Executive Committee is at the head of it or some of them

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Copy 126

Executive Office
State of Miss
Monroe County

From James Lee
ad Aberdeen
Date Oct 23 1875
Rec'd " 25 " "
Ans " " " "

Subject

Reports fearfull state of affairs at Republicans' meeting democrats cut heads of Drums and beat col'd Rep over the head with pistols and shooting at them on the streets say they are going to carry election by force and on [pupors?]

Gen Ames
Gov

T Rhodes
Secy

Same ans as sent to John E Meek