Letter from H. Cassidy to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; March 26, 1876

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Letter from H. Cassidy to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; March 26, 1876

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People

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Cassedy, H., Jr.Deason, Unknown Rhodes, Travis Sessions, J. F.

Events

Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure--Trial Political Office--Removal from office

Organizations

Mississippi--Executive Department

Occupations

Legal Profession--Lawyers

Places

Mississippi--Franklin County Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Lincoln County. Brookhaven

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H. CASSEDY, JR. [gap] J. F. SESSIONS.

SESSIONS & CASSEDY,
Attorneys at Law.

Brookhaven, Miss., March 26 1876

Hon A Ames
Jackson
Miss

Dear Sir

I have Just been summoned in your behalf to appear on Tuesday next on the impeachment trial. I have busi-ness arrangements that will carry me to Franklin County next week—to postpone which will work injury to me—Col Deason will be in attendance and will testify substancially the same thing that I would were I present—I think you might excuse me from attend-ing—without any injury to your interests. If you will do so it will be a great accom-

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-modation to me—The business I have will not bear postponement without detriment—I would not ask it if I thought what I might testify to would under the cir-cumstances be of any benefit to you. But Col Deasons testimony and mine being substancially the same the testimony of one would answer every purpose—

Hopeing to hear from you by return Mail I am as ever

Yours truly

H Cassedy Jr

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Lincoln County,

From H. Cassedy Jr
Address Brookhaven
Dated Mar. 26^th 1876
Received ^,, 28 ^,,
Answered ^,, 28 ^,,

SUBJECT:

Wants to know if he need come at once to the trial.
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(Inclosures [gap])

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor

TRAVIS RHODES,