Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; February 20, 1876

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Letter to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; February 20, 1876

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People

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Howard, M.Rhodes, Travis

Organizations

Mississippi--Executive Department

Occupations

Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Sheriffs Secretaries

Places

Mississippi--Jefferson County. Servis Landing

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Servis Landing Miss
Feby 20^th 1876

Hon Govnor Adelbert Ames

Dear Sir I write throgh a compeldment to ask a favor of you whitih I hope you will grant me Dear Sir I have mad a very large Crop this last year but it Seames as thou I am still behind and I am goint to try to open a pece of land of my own this year and I do humble ask this keendness of yu and that is this will you please to Lown me the Sum of Tow Hun-dred and Fifty Dollars $2—5 00/100 and I will give you M Howard Sheriff of Jefferson County as my Security and I will pay you between now and the 25 Day of Dec next

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Jefferson County,

From Unknown
Address [gap]
Dated Feby 20, 76
Received ^,, 24 ^,,
Answered [gap]

SUBJECT

Asking loan of $450⁰⁰—for one year.
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(Inclosures [gap] )

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

TRAVIS RHODES,
Private Secretary.