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Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 28, 1864
Alexander, Henry
Alexander, Josiah H.
Alford, M.
Alford, S. H.
Allen, H. A.
Arkansas
Arrington, F. J.
Avana, C. L.
Beasin, W. R.
Bird, J. G.
Bishop, P. L.
Boyer, L. M.
Brandon, F. B.
Brandon, John
Bridgers, D. B.
Broach, W. P.
Brooch, W. G.
Brooke, M.
Brown, B. M.
Brown, J. W.
Brown, Robert
Bunyard, N. M.
Burnsville (Miss.)
Burris, Robert
Burwell, A. S.
Christians
Christians--Presbyterians
Churches
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clay, L. J.
Clay, Thomas J.
Clergy
Clerks
Cole Jr., N. L.
Cole, Guy
Cole, Julia
Collins, J. B.
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Culpepper, G. O.
Curtis, S. W.
Darden, R.
Day, W. C.
Dean, A. P.
Dearmon, John
Deason, F. G.
Dial, John
Donald, M.
Edgar, E. J.
Enslaved people
Ethridge, F. M. E.
Ethridge, John
Fay, F.
Ford, D. W.
Ford, L. E.
Gardner, Isaiah
Geakon, M. A.
Gerrell, R. P.
Gibbs?, Unknown
Gilcrease, John
Gobbens, C. G.
Goodman, B. L.
Gordon, Charles
Grand jury
Gratson?, Thomas
Greel, Westly
Hall, J. M.
Hampton, D. O.
Hancock, J. B.
Hannick, J. J.
Hardson, M
Hayden, John
Hays, D. C.
Haywood?, Wills
Healbalt, L. G.
Henderson, C. N.
Henderson, E.
Henderson, Gyree
Higgins, P. H.
Hill, A. L.
Hunter, Edward
Hussey, S. E.
James, M. A.
James, W.
Johnson, Luther E.
Jones, Aaron
Jones, Burwell
Jones, J. B.
Jones, William
Judges
Jury
Kelly, Duncan
Kissard?, D. C.
Knight, H.
Lacy, C. W.
Larson?, J. A.
Lauderdale County (Miss.)
Laum, J.
Lawless?, John
Lee, Matthew
Lehman, J.
Levebruan, R.
Loslow, J. D.
Lowe, Unknown
Lowenstein, A.
Lowenstein, J.
Macon, J. W.
Madison, James
Maggard, D.
Mallard, E. A.
Malone, M.
Marly Jr., L. M.
Martin Jr., W. B.
Mason, W. J.
Matthews, C. W.
Mayfield, N. L.
McElroy, John D W
McKill, D. L.
Meador, B. D.
Military Events--Military discharge
Miller, R. W.
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Legislature. Senate
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Moon, James
Moore, Wilson
Newton County (Miss.)
Newton, Jordan
Ott, D. N.
Ott, Richard
Page, E. C.
Page, J. B.
Page, M. A.
Parham, J. M.
Parker, R. N.
Parnham, James S.
Parry?, R. R.
Patton, William S.
Peerson?, J. A. W.
Peise, D. W.
People with disabilities
Philips?, Robert
Phillips, James W.
Pickard, A. A.
Pigford, G. F.
Pigford, H. D.
Prewitt, E. L
Probate courts
Probate law and practice
Ragsdale, Unknown
Rayne, Jude
Reeves, B. B.
Rosenbaum, D.
Ross, J. W.
Sanderford, Gray
Sealtzer?, W. B.
Selling--Alcohol
Sharbridge, J. M.
Sheriffs
Sigford, A. S.
Sigford, J. T.
Sinnin, John
Sirus, J. W.
Sloaw, Amelia
Smith, John
Smith, Unknown
Stroud, George S.
Switzer, M. B.
Syars, W. W.
Taylor, J. W.
Thompson?, J. P.
Thurgood, A.
Tillman, G.
Torrans, J. R.
Unknown, Cole
Unknown, F. L.
Unknown, James
Unknown, T. W.
Unknown, Wright
Walkins, C. C.
Wallace, D. G.
Wallace, S.
Wallace?, W.?
Warden, W. W.
Watston?, S. M.?
Welch, M. H.
Welch, Walter
White, C.
White, N. V. H.
Williams, Eli
Williams, Ely
Williams, S. S.
Willis, C. C.
Wilson, J. J.
Winsted, S. V.
Womac?, Jesse
Yarbrough, R. A.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 4, 1865
Alabama
Alston, S. H.
Attala County (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Conly, S. C.
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Distillation
Distilleries
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Grand jury
Hauns, John W.
Judges
Military Events--Blockade
Mississippi. Legislation. An act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquors… (Approved April 5, 1864)
Probate courts
Sallis, T. D.
Scarbourough, J. W.
Spiva, E. A.
Taxation
Taxation--Confederate States of America
Taxation--Mississippi
Wallace, J. H.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 1865
Bailey, Will J.
Benthal, J. C.
Bowers, E. T.
Cage, A. W.
Canton (Miss.)
Cassel, William H.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Death
Dinkins, A. H.
Disease and illness
Douglass, E. H.
Drane, W.
Elliott, W. E.
Galloway, C. B.
Gilmer, J. J.
Gould, R. H.
Handy, John
Harreld, William E.
Hemphill, J. B.
Hornbill, A.
Hudson, R. S.
Johnson, T. W.
Johnstone, G. C.
Jones, William C.
Judges
Jury
Justices of the peace
Latimer, R. M.
Lawyers
Lewis, Henry
Lewis, Samuel
Lott, William B.
Lyons, Willie
Madison County (Miss.)
Mayors
McAllister, W. E.
McBride, William
Pharmacists
Physicians
Probate courts
Probate law and practice
Richards, J. C.
Robinson, John S.
Sanders, C. G.
Scott, C. W.
Selling--Liquors
Shacklford, Thomas
Sheriffs
Simmons, William A.
Smith, Franklin
Tax collectors
Taylor, W. J.
Thompson, W. G.
Trial
Tupper, T. C.
Unknown, A.
Vacter, Van P.
Ward, E. D.
Wilkinson, George B.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 1865
Anderson, E. H.
Atkinson, A. M.
Attala County (Miss.)
Boards of Police
Bullock, Richard
Campbell, J. A. P.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Dodd, Allen
Duland, J. W.
Ferguson, James A.
Grand jury
Hammond, E. M.
Hemphill, John B.
Hudson, Robert S.
Judges
Kosciusko (Miss.)
Lawyers
Lucas, J. C.
Madison County (Miss.)
Malony, A.
Mosley, R. J.
Ousley, Nixon
Pharmacists
Physicians
Probate courts
Probate law and practice
Ricketts, A.
Riley, John
Sallis, J. D.
Sanders, E. B.
Scarborough, J. W.
Selling--Liquors
Sheriffs
Shumaker, J. M.
Taylor, J. N.
Thorton, Thomas
Trial
Wallace, J. H.
Westbrook, B.
Williams, James L.
Young, W. J.
Letter from William McWillie to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 10, 1865
Anderson, E. H.
Attala County (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Courts
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Disease and illness
Distillation
Distilleries
Grand jury
Jails
Judges
Kirkwood (Miss.)
Lawyers
McWillie, William
Physicians
Selling--Liquors
Letter from T. J. Mitchell to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 8, 1865
Anderson, E. H.
Bibb, Unknown
Canton (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Crime
Criminal Procedure--Clemency
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Death
Disease and illness
Distillation
Jails
Kirkwood (Miss.)
Mitchell, T. J.
Physicians
Selling--Liquors
Letter from Judge Robert S. Hudson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 8, 1865
Anderson, E. H.
Attala County (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Distillation
Distillers
Hudson, Robert S.
Jails
Judges
Kosciusko (Miss.)
Madison County (Miss.)
Pharmacists
Physicians
Selling--Liquors
Young, W. J.
Affidavit and appeal from Lucinda Cantrill and Mary Jane Smyth to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 13, 1865
African Americans
Black, Davie
Brown, Stephen A.
Cantrill, Lucinda
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 33rd (Hurst's)
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Rape and Sexual Assault
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Enslaved people
Greene County (Miss.)
Impoverished people
Jails
Justices of the peace
Lawyers
Lewis, Unknown
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Marriage
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Status--Military families
Prisons
Probate courts
Public prosecutors
Sheriffs
Smith, Mary Jane
Spikes, Lucinda
Spikes, Tyra
Trial
Widows
Williams, James
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 1865
African Americans
Alabama
Anderson, F.
Bailey, Will J.
Bowers, E. J.
Burns, D. E.
Canton (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Dawson, W. L.
Drane, W.
Dunlevy, James H.
Enslaved people
Enslavers
Fulton, D. M.
Handy, John
Harris, W. B.
Hemphill, John B.
Hornhill, S.
Hudson, Robert S.
Johnson, J. W.
Johnstone, G. C.
Judges
Jury
Kearny, L. L.
Lawler, W. M.
Lawyers
Lewis, Sam
Lott, William B.
Love, W. C.
Madison County (Miss.)
McBride, W.
Nicholson, J. O.
Nicholson, S. T.
Physicians
Richards, J. C.
Riley, William
Sanders, C. C,
Saunders, R. C.
Scales, Q. R.
Scott, C. W.
Shackleford, Mrs. Thomas
Shackleford, Thomas
Sheriffs
Simmons, William A.
Strickland, William M.
Taylor, W. J.
Thompson, Leswis
Thompson, William G.
Tupper, T. C.
Unknown, Margaret
Virden, Unknown
Wilkinson, George B.
Letter from E. S. Fisher to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 14, 1865
Appointment to office
Boards of Police
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Confederate States of America. Army
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Assassination
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Courts-martial)
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Fisher, E. S.
Impoverished people
Judges
Justices of the peace
Long Creek Station (Miss.)
Military Status--Military deserters
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. High Court of Errors and Appeals
Prisons
Sheriffs
Taxation
Trial
Letter from James A. Lyons to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 10, 1865
African Americans
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clayton, George R.
Columbus (Miss.)
Courts
Crime
Crime--Assault and battery
Crime--Murder
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Enslavers
Lyon, James A.
Marriage
Mississippi. Legislature
Trial
Letter from G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 16, 1865
African Americans
Bodford, Elisha
Chandler, G. C.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Contracting Out--Enslaved Labor
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Clemency
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Enslaved people
Enslavers
Enterprise (Miss.)
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Impoverished people
Lauderdale County (Miss.)
Lawyers
Military Status--Military families
Trial
Unknown, Ike
Petition from P. A. Ruttand to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 19, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbia (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Gainesville (Miss.)
Hancock County (Miss.)
Harris, William
Jails
Johnson, J. D.
Lang, Unknown
Lawrence County (Miss.)
Lawyers
Marion County (Miss.)
Military Events--Military discharge
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Pearl River (Miss. and La.)
Political elections
Public prosecutors
Rutland, Prior A.
Trial
Vannerson, William
Virginia
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 5, 1864
African Americans
Bancroft, Annie R.
Bancroft, Mary G.
Bannacastle, C. C.
Brooks, Eliza
Cale, Julia
Campbell, Jaba A.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Fike, Georgiana A. E.
Fowler, L. A.
Hales, Bettie
Hales, Mary
Hamburg, Louise
Harrington, Margaret
Hassez, S. E.
Impoverished people
Jones, Burwell
Killingsworth, F. E.
Killingsworth, J. A.
Lewis, Mary E.
Lockhart (Lauderdale County, Miss.)
Macon (Miss.)
McLemore, Susan
McMahan, S. A.
Mclonnell, S. E.
Military Status--Military families
Miller, A. R.
Miller, C. H.
Monk, Anna
Mosely, Amanda
Mosely, Lizzie
Mosely, Martha
Null, Salley C.
Obrink, M.
Obrink, Martha
Page, E. C.
Page, M. J.
Pegford, A. J.
Pegford, Lizzie K.
Prisons
Radford, Fannie
Radford, Mary
Radford, Samanthy
Railroads--Employees
Ratsburger, L. M.
Ratsburger, Louise
Shackle, Caroline
Tanner, Sarah
Thomas, Jane
Thomas, Narsissus
Tradespeople
Wright, C. L.
Letter from Phil H. Gully to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 5, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Death
Enslaved people
Gully, Phil H.
Jones, Burwell
Jury
Kemper County (Miss.)
Lauderdale County (Miss.)
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Militia
Tradespeople
Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 27, 1864
Alabama
Alabama. Convict Labor
Alabama. State Penitentiary (Wetumpka, Ala.)
Attorneys General
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Courts
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Jackson (Miss.)
Jails
Louisiana
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Military discharge
Military training camps
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Office of the Attorney General
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Sheriffs
Superintendents
United States. Army
Wharton, Thomas J.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 19, 1864
Aikin, W. R.
Amos, M. I.
Bishop, W. C.
Carothers, A. M.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 27th
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Courts-martial)
Criminal Procedure--Clemency
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Fort, L. A.
Gibson, W. W.
Gillispie, George
Glenn, W. H.
Graves, I. S.
Griffith, J. C.
Hefflin, A. G.
Hogan, C. A.
Jury
Maddox, George
Manning, James Douglass
Maxwell, A. J.
McKill, James
Miller, C. F.
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Montgomery, A. D.
Montgomery, C. R.
Oktibbeha County (Miss.)
Owens, M. E.
Perkins, W. F.
Perry, Josiah
Randle, James R.
Rogers, E. W.
Seller, T. G.
Simpson, B. M.
Stroud, J. H.
Thornton, John
Trial
Unknown, J. R.
Walker, Henry
Ward, William
Wilder, R. A.
Letter from Samuel T. Harrison to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 19, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Harrison, James T.
Harrison, Samuel T.
Impoverished people
Judges
Judicial Districts
Judicial Districts--6th (Miss.)
Lawyers
Manning, James Douglass
Meek, Samuel M.
Military Events--Prisoner Exchange
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Oktibbeha County (Miss.)
Prisons
Starkville (Miss.)
Terryville (Miss.)
Trial
Letter from Judge William Hancock to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 27, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clarke County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Crime--Assault and battery
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Hancock, William
Hopkins, Sarah Jane
Hopkins, William
Judges
Quitman (Miss.)
Letter from Ira J. Corten to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 13, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clarke County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Corten, Ira J.
Crime
Crime--Assault and battery
Crime--Vagrancy
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Execution
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Energy (Miss.)
Hopkins, William
Jails
Justices of the peace
Macon (Miss.)
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 16, 1864
Camphien, K. L.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clayton, George R.
Cobert, Charles H.
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Courts
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Cruso, C. R.
Eggleston, E. C.
Harrison, James T.
Hill, Green T.
Hudson, John T.
Jails
Joice, M.
Lawyers
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Murdock, Abraham
Rice, T. W.
Sheriffs
Syskes, James
Under Review
Whitfield, James
Wyome, James M.
Letter from S. M. Meek to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 16, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Robbery
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Hill, George T.
Hills, G. T.
Intoxicated
Jails
Joice, M.
Judicial Districts
Judicial Districts--6th (Miss.)
Lawyers
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Meek, S. M.
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Public prosecutors
Letter from B. F. Moore Jr. to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 28, 1865
Africa
African Americans
Birth
Confederate States of America. Congress
Crime
Crime--Treason
Criminal Procedure--Amnesty
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Jackson (Miss.)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Meridian (Miss.)
Moore, B. F., Jr.
Newspapers
Newspapers--Raleigh (N.C.) Standard
Planter
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Taxation
Taxation--Mississippi
Unionists (United States Civil War)
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. Legislation. General Amnesty Act (1865)
United States. President
Letter from Colonel O. C. Risdon to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 12, 1865
African Americans
Crime
Crime--Threat
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Griffin, Mrs. Unknown
Headquarters, Military
Jackson (Miss.)
Risdon, O. C.
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
United States. Army
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 53rd
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Telegram from District Attorney J. B. Patton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 17, 1861
Courts
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Green, Norvin, 1818-1893
Hull's Print (Louisville, Ky.)
Kentucky
Lawyers
Louisville (Ky.)
Natchez (Miss.)
Patton, J. B.
Perry, A.
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)
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