Letter from J. Z. George to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 29, 1875

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Letter from J. Z. George to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 29, 1875

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 George, J. Z.Smith, Mariane Vectner, I. D.

Events

Crime Crime--Affray Crime--Riots Crime--Threat Evacuations Political elections Political elections--Mississippi Voting Voting--Disenfranchisement Voting--Voter registration

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

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Publishers and Printers Publishers and Printers--Van Beek, Barnard & Tinsley, Stationers (Saint Louis, Mo.)

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Court Reporters Politicians Secretaries

Places

Mississippi--Claiborne County. Port Gibson Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Missouri--Independent City. Saint Louis

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African Americans Refugees

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Van Beek, Barnard & Tinsley, Stationers, St. Louis.

STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Executive Office,
Jackson, Miss. Oct 29^th 1875

To His Excellency Gov Ames

Dear sir

I enclose you a telegram from I. D. Vectner of Port Gibson, who is a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, in relation to the troubles at Port Gibson.

Yours Truly

J. Z. George
Chan &c

Mariane Smith
Secy &c

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"Port Gibson Oct 29^th,, 1875

^To J. Z. George"

"Smith was not forced to leave. In consequence of a quarrell between him and a Republican Registrar growing out of the action of the latter on the board of Registra-tion, and in which Smith's life was threatened by said Registrar, he Smith after consulting parties of his own selection, who demanded it in the interest of pease that he leave for the present, left in accordance with said friend's advice in three days thereafter. Had a collision taken place between them it was thought that it would probably lead to general trouble. It is false that our friends are preventing the negroes

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from voting by violence or threats we are simply determined to have an election at which all our friends white & black shall vote without intimidation let or hindrance, which privilege the latter class have not heretofore enjoyed in this locality. This is written after consulting the gentlemen whose advice Smith, sought"

"I. D. Vectner."