Letter from J. R. Smith to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 21, 1876

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Letter from J. R. Smith to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 21, 1876

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People

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Rhodes, Travis Rushing, C. E.Smith, J. R.

Organizations

Mississippi--Executive Department

Businesses

Banks Banks--Mississippi Banks--Mississippi. Peoples' Savings Bank of Meridian (Meridian, Miss.)

Occupations

Cashiers Treasury Agents

Places

Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Lauderdale County. Meridian

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C. E. RUSHING, President. [gap] J. R. SMITH, Cashier.

People's Savings Bank
OF MERIDIAN.
Capital, $70,000. [gap] Limit, $500,000.
Meridian, Miss., Jany 21 1876

His Excellency A Ames,
Governor,
Jackson, Miss.

Dear Sir:

In obedience to your request for a report of my action as state Agent for Lauderdale county, I have the honor to report that I have ex-amined the books &c of the county offices ^to some extent^ and find that their reports on settlements are correct as far as I have gone with the examination; and I do not consider it nec-cessary to pursue the investi-gation any further.

Vry Respectfully &c

J. R. Smith

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

Lauderdale County,

From J. R. Smith
Address Meridian
Dated Jany 21, 1876
Received _" 22 _"
Answered [gap]

SUBJECT:

Report of trans-actions as Special state Agent for recovery of revenues improperly withheld.

(Inclosures [gap])

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

TRAVIS RHODES,
Private Secretary.