Petition from E. Dupree to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 3, 1875

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Petition from E. Dupree to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 3, 1875

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People

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Dupree, E.Henderson, R. L.Leachman, R.Mosly, R. J.Rhodes, Travis

Events

Crime Crime--Retailing without a license Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Civil and Criminal)Criminal Procedure--Indictments Criminal Procedure--Pardon Criminal Procedure--Sentencing Finances Finances--Debt relief

Organizations

Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Mississippi--Executive Department

Businesses

Avery & Deupree, Retailers (Meridian, Miss.)

Occupations

Clerks Judges Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Sheriffs Secretaries

Places

Mississippi--Lauderdale County. Meridian

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Meridian Miss
Decr 3^d 1875

To His Excellency Adelbert Ames,
Governor of the State of Mississippi

Sir

I inclose the petition of Mr E Dupree to your Excellency under some embarrassments knowing that you are tired of being bothered with such matters particularly from our County. I would not do it only that he is a poor man and not able to pay the fines Mr Dupree is a good man and respected in our little City And as you have pardoned others for the same offence I hope you will pardon him If you remit his Fines please let me know by telegram as early as possible," as Court adjourns tomorrow. I would like to hear it by 1^Oclock tomorrow evening if possible

Your Obt Servt

R J Mosly

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To his Excellency Adelbert Ames
Governor of the State of Mississippi

The petition of the undersigned, E. Deupree, a citizen of the County of Lauderdale and State of Mississ-ippi, respectfully represents unto your Excellency that at the May Term 1874 of ^the Circuit Court of^ Said County he was indicted ^in three cases^ for retailing without li-cense, ^said indictments being numbered respectively 925, 926, & 927^ and that at the present No-vember, term of said Circuit Court he was adjudged guilty of the charg-es in said three indictments, and sentenced by the said Circuit Court to pay a fine in each case of Twen-ty five dollars, besides costs, which amounts in the aggregate to the sum of about one hundred & fifty Dollars. Your petitioner further shows unto your Excel-lency that he is a very poor man, ^has a dependent family^ and wholly unable to pay the said fines imposed upon him, together with the costs which have accrued in said cases, and further that he was engaged in the busi-ness of retailing, (as a member of the firm of Avery & Deupree) but a short time, and has long since abandoned said busi-ness. Your petitioner would therefore

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pray that your Excellency would grant unto him a full pardon as to said fines ~~and costs~~ And as in duty bound your Peti-tioner will ever pray &c

E. Dupree

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State of Mississippi,
Lauderdale County

Inasmuch as your Excellency has already extended a pardon to other parties convicted of the same offence, viz; Retailing, without license, I respectfully recommend that the same lieniency be extended to Mr. Deupree, upon his paying costs—

R. L. Henderson, Cir Clk
Lauderdale County

[seal] LAUDERDALE COUNTY * CIRCUIT COURT * [/seal]
We concur in the above.

R Leachman
Judge

R. J. Moseley Sheriff

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Name E. Dupree
No. [gap]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
[gap] County.

PETITION FOR PARDON.

From R Leachman, Judge & others
Address Meridian, Miss.
Dated December 3, 1875
Received ^,, 4, ^,,

Crime Retailing without license
Sentence fine of $25⁰⁰ in each (3) case.
Referred to Judge and District Attorney, [gap]
Returned to Ex. O. [gap]
Indorsement [gap]

Ack. recpt

Granted [gap]

(1 Inclosure.)

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

TRAVIS RHODES,
Private Secretary.