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Convict Labor. Mississippi
Legal Document from the Grand Jury of Noxubee County, Mississippi; October 1, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Legal Document from the grand jury of Noxubee County, Mississippi, containing a report finding that the board of supervisors of the county misused public funds.
Letter from William Noonan to Travis Rhodes; August 10, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Noonan to Travis Rhodes, informing Ames' office of a contract for convict labor between the Mississippi State Penitentiary and French and Jobe.
Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 28, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, of a $50.00 reward for the capture and return of Essex Brown. Includes description of escapee.
Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 28, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, of a $50.00 reward for the capture and return of Charles Ball. Includes description of escapee.
Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 28, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, of a $50.00 reward for the capture and return of Jeff Brown. Includes description of escapee.
Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; June 26, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing Davis that King Henderson escaped from custody while working for French and Jobes.
Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; June 21, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing Davis that Samuel Hodo escaped from custody while working for French and Jobes.
Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 16, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing the office of Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames of the escape of Minor Robinson. Includes description of fugitive.
Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 19, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing the office of Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames of the escape of William Johnson. Includes description of fugitive.
Letter from Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 8, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing Davis of the escape of William Douglas and James Alexander from custody.
Document; May 13, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document, containing a copy of contract for prisoner labor for O. C. French and Charles S. Jobes.
Letter from Henry Weisinger to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; June 26, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Henry Weisinger to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, requesting that the pardon papers of Wash Green be forwarded to Weisinger so he could bring Green home.
Petition from Citizens of Amite County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 1, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Amite County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Cyrus Chaney, who was convicted of larceny.
Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; June 24, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Acting Superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary Walter McCrea to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis, informing Davis that William Caldwell escaped from custody while working for French and Jobes.
Petition from Crawford Johnson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; June 12, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Crawford Johnson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon of Crawford Johnson, convicted of assault and battery.
Letter from William Noonan to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; July 1, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from William Noonan to A. K. Davis, informing Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis that prisoners Eli Anderson and George Wardlow escaped from custody.
Document to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; April 28, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a proclamation of a $50.00 reward for the arrest of John Hodges. Physical description included.
Document to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; April 28, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Document to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a proclamation of a $50.00 reward for the arrest of Charles Crawford. Physical description included.
Petition from several citizens of Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; April 24, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from several citizens of Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for a pardon of Charles Miller, who pled guilty to grand larceny.
Petition from Citizens of Amite County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; April 17, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from Citizens of Amite County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking for the pardon of Robert Green, who was convicted of exhibiting a deadly weapon in a threatening manner.
Petition from A. C. Steed to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; March 11, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from A. C. Steed to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, requesting the remission of a bond against Steed in the case of Peter A. Pons.
Petition from H. H. Harrington to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; February 17, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Petition from H. H. Harrington in West Point, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames for pardon of James Fox and Adam Gibson, convicted of unspecified crimes.
Legal Document; February 27, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Copy of contract in Hinds County, Mississippi for prisoner labor for O. C. French and Charles S. Jobes.
Letter from W. S. Bunyard to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; February 24, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from W. S. Bunyard in Grand Bluff, Texas to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, asking if there is a reward for a man named "Rainwater" who previously escaped from prison.
Legal Document from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 20, 1875
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Proclamation from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, offering $50.00 for the recapture of Charles Crawford. It includes a physical description.