Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 28, 1875

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Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 28, 1875

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People

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Hunt, Levi Rhodes, Travis

Events

Crime Crime--Murder Crime--Shooting Crime--Threat Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Arrest Military Events--Invasions Voting Voting--Disenfranchisement

Military Units

United States. Army

Organizations

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

Occupations

Judges Judges. Justices of the Peace Legislators Secretaries

Places

Mississippi--Madison County. Canton Mississippi--Madison County. Livingston Mississippi--Yazoo County

Social Identifiers

African Americans

Vital Statistics

Death Wounds and injuries

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[note] 10/28/75 [/note]

A company of Military are drilling nightly in the city of Canton. They assembled last night and continued drilling after the peace conference had concluded its labors. This produces consternation among the colored people. A feeling of insecurity has existed among Republicans up to ⁸⁷ yesterday and to protect life and property they very readily endorsed the compromise agreed upon, with some few exceptions.

The compromise consists of giving to the Democrats two members of the Legisla-ture two members of the board of supervi-sors and a Justice of the Peace in each of the supervisor's districts.

The county has been invaded by armed men from Yazoo Although no violence has been reported done by them, they have made threats—which has been the means of intimidating many who had determined to vote the Republican ticket

A colored man named Levi Hunt was shot and mortally wounded near ⁸⁸ Livingston on the night of 26th Inst. The parties are said to be known but have not been arrested. He was a member of the republican club at Living-ston.

Canton Oct. 28^th 1875

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Executive Office
State of Miss
County of Madison

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Add Canton Mis
Dated October 28, 1875

Subject

Organization of Military Companies and killing of a man at livingston

Adelbert Ames
Governor

Travis Rhodes
Private Secy