Letter from Reuben Hendricks to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 7, 1875

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Letter from Reuben Hendricks to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 7, 1875

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People

Frith, Charles Hendrick, Reuben Johns, B. F.Rhodes, Travis Robison, L. B.

Events

Voting Voting--Disenfranchisement

Organizations

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

Occupations

Secretaries

Places

Mississippi--Amite County Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson

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Refugees

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Jackson Miss Dec 7—1875

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Wheareas the constitution of the united State and the constitution of the state of Miss "garantees" to all citizens the right of the ballot to cast their ballots according to the dictates of their own "conscients" And I Rheuben Hendrick of Amite County have been deprived of the right of a citizenship in the following way to wit. I have been told by Charles Frith and others that I could not live in that county an exercise any rights as a republican I then consulted L B Robison and he told me it was a white mans country and they intended to rule it and that they did not intend to have any more radicalism in that county any more There was but one way in which I could do it and that was to Join in with the white people of that county and say that I will lay down all parties of republicanism I then consulted B F Johns whom I esteem to be a gentleman and he told me he did not think it safe to return to Amite County for he had consultted a great many in regards

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Folio II

to it that is to my coming back and he thought they would give me time to fix up my business and get away from there Dear Sir I submit this to you for your consideration to show you the condition I stand in as a citizen of Amite County and state of Miss And there are numbers of others in the same condition who dare go there and exe^r^cise that right I submit this to you for your consideration not seeking any political position but as a refuge for life and living monuments of the earth

Respectfuly
Yours

Reuben Hendricks

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Copy No 28

Executive Office
State of Miss
County of Amite

From—Reubin Hendrck
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date December 7—1875
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Subject

Statement that he has been depived of the right of citizenship

Adelbert Ames
Govenor

Travis Rhodes
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