Letter from W. R. Perry; February 10, 1876

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Letter from W. R. Perry; February 10, 1876

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Percy, Unknown Perry, William R.Sittle, Unknown

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Crime Crime--Shooting Political elections Political elections--Mississippi Voting

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Clerks

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Mississippi--Hinds County

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African Americans

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[note] 2/10/76 [/note]

State of Mississippi
County of Hinds.

I W. R. Perry. saw about seventy armed men on the day previous to the Election said men were not in Military order but were General [two?] & two. I heard colon^e^l Percy on previous Friday to the election. He stated that was in the ditch and that he would take hold on any thing that would save him. And that if the colored did not vote with & his party they would never ask them for another favor. And that they intined to carry the Election whether they (the colored people) voted with them or not. I after went to town with the Ballord box, and saw that times were pretty hot. to wit; Col Percy asked me what did I have the ballord box Guarded for, And when I told him I did not have it guarded he very empleaticl] gave me the lie then were considerably shooting all over town And I get out it as quick as possiable W. R. Perry.

Subscribed & sworn to before me this 10th Feb A. D. 1876. Sittle Clk.

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Wm. R. Perry

copied in book page 297-8