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Printed Special Orders No. 474 from E. D. Townsend; September 4, 1865

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1862)Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1862). Company A Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Release Gratiot Street Prison (Saint Louis, Mo.)Military Events--Military discharge Military Status--Prisoners of war Missouri Morgan, J. M.Saint Louis (Mo.)Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 United States. Adjutant-General’s Office United States. Army United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps United States. Army. Special Order No. 474 United States. War Department Washington (D.C.)

Petition from Sarah Garrett to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 10, 1864

African Americans Barbers Bowers, E. J.Canton (Miss.)Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Clerks Colquhom, J Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, Henderson's Scouts Contracting Out--Enslaved Labor Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Crime Crime--Threat Criminal Procedure--Clemency Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Indictments Criminal Procedure--Pardon Criminal Procedure--Pleading Criminal Procedure--Sentencing Draymen Enslaved people Enslavers Garrett, Sarah D.Henderson, Samuel Historically free and newly freed African Americans Impoverished people Latimer, R. M.Luckett, O. A.Madison County (Miss.)Messengers Military Events--Raid Military Status--Military families Orphans Priestley, William Probate courts Robinson, John S.Shackleford, C. C.Shelden, A. D.Sheriffs Taylor, William J.Tupper, T. C.United States. Army Widows

Printed Special Orders No. 474 from E. D. Townsend; September 4, 1865

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1862)Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 10th (1861-1862). Company A Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Release Jefferson City (Mo.)McWilliams, John Military Events--Military discharge Military Status--Prisoners of war Missouri Missouri. State Penitentiary (Jefferson City, Mo.)Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 United States. Adjutant-General’s Office United States. Army United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps United States. Army. Special Order No. 474 United States. War Department Washington (D.C.)

Printed Special Order No. 474 from Assistant Adjutant General E. D. Townsend; September 4, 1865

Blackwell, Aaron Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Release Jefferson City (Mo.)Military Events--Military discharge Military Status--Prisoners of war Missouri Missouri. State Penitentiary (Jefferson City, Mo.)Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 Under Review United States. Adjutant-General’s Office United States. Army United States. Army--Commissariat United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps United States. Army. Special Order No. 474 United States. War Department Washington (D.C.)

Printed Special Orders No. 474 from E. D. Townsend; September 4, 1865

Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Release Jefferson City (Mo.)Military Events--Military discharge Military Status--Prisoners of war Missouri Missouri. State Penitentiary (Jefferson City, Mo.)Townsend, E. D. (Edward Davis), 1817-1893 Under Review United States. Adjutant-General’s Office United States. Army United States. Army--Commissariat United States. Army. Quartermaster Corps United States. Army. Special Order No. 474 United States. War Department Wade, Wiley Washington (D.C.)

Letter from Colonel Samuel Thomas to J. D. Collier; July 22, 1865

Aldridge?, Stuart?Collier, J. D.Commercial agents Criminal Procedure--Arrest Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Eviction Historically free and newly freed African Americans Lawyers Plantation overseers Plantations Prison Guard Scott, Unknown Thomas, Samuel, 1840-1903 United States. Army United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands United States. War Department Vicksburg (Miss.)

Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; 1865

Anderson, F.Appointment to office Arnold, J. M.Bain, A. W.Bradford, B. M.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Commissioners Confederate States of America. Congress Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Number 41 (1865)Covington County (Miss.)Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Davis, Jene L.Gowan, T. R.Granger?, W Jasper County (Miss.)Legislators Lincoln County (Miss.)Loper, Peter Lowry, Robert Luckett, A. A.Marion County (Miss.)Mayers, A. G.Mayson, Hamilton Military Status--Prisoners of war Military prisons Mississippi. Legislature Monroe County (Miss.)Moon, G. D.Murdoch, Abraham Noxubee County (Miss.)Panon, William S.Poindexter, W. Q.Powe, William L.Quin, P. C.Rankin County (Miss.)Simonton, John M.Smith County (Miss.)Stubbs, Q. N.Sutton, B. F.Taylor, C. A.Terry, L. J.Winston County (Miss.)

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 from Sarah James Hopkins to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; Undated

Archa, James Bankston, J. T.Braxton, Eli Briggs, E. S.Buckalew, A.Buckalew, Z.Carr, D. S.Carr, M.Carr, Samuel Cherry, M. A.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Clarke County (Miss.)Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)Crime Criminal Procedure--Arrest Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Pardon Criminal Status--Imprisoned people Death Edmondes, J.Evans, S.Evans, T. H.Fleming, John Gaugh, W. G.Gaugh, William Granthan, W. S.Griffith, B.Griffith, S.Griffith, Samuel Griffith, William Hamell, W. W.Hancock, William M.Hopkins, Sarah Jane Hopkins, Tilman Hopkins, William Huff, O. M Impoverished people Irby, E. H.Irby, J. W.Jails Johnston, Thomas J.Judges Justices of the peace Kennedy, Thomas R.Kitches, S. H.Long, Thomas Loper, A.McDonald, W. C.Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment Military Status--Military families Morgan, Charles Parker, Thomas S.Saenger?, William?Sheriffs Suly, J. S.Weekley, J. P.Widows Wiggins, J. O.Williams, John Winston, W. S.Wright, J. B.

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 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 J. A. P. Campbell to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 8, 1865

Anderson, E. H.Campbell, J. A. P.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Courts Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Indictments Criminal Procedure--Pardon Criminal Procedure--Sentencing Judges Kosciusko (Miss.)Lawyers Madison County (Miss.)Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs Pharmacists Physicians Selling--Liquors

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

Incomplete printed circular from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 16, 1864

Boards of Police Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Clerks Confederate States of America--Draft Confederate States of America--Draft. Evasion Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. General Order No. 64 Confederate States of America. Executive Department Conscript officers Constables Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Criminal Procedure--Amnesty Criminal Procedure--Arrest Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Courts-martial)Criminal Procedure--Execution Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Indictments Grand jury Judges Justices of the peace Macon (Miss.)Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment Military Status--Draft resisters Military Status--Military deserters Mississippi. Militia Probate courts Probate law and practice Sheriffs Trial

Letter from Judge Robert S. Hudson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 26, 1864

Attala County (Miss.)Boards of Police Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Commissioners Confederate States of America--Draft Confederate States of America--Draft. Evasion Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry Courts Crime Criminal Procedure--Arrest Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Indictments Criminal Procedure--Pardon Criminal Status--Imprisoned people Distillation Distilleries Edinburg (Miss.)Grand jury Harmons?, Unknown Holmes County (Miss.)Hudson, Robert S.Impoverished people Judges Judicial Districts Leake County (Miss.)Madison County (Miss.)Military Status--Draft resisters Military Status--Military deserters Military Status--Military families Mississippi. Legislation. An act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquors… (Approved April 5, 1864)Mississippi. Legislation. Chapter XXIII (1863)Mississippi. Legislature Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Pharmacists Physicians Police Political elections Rentfrow, Unknown Selling--Liquors Under Review Unionists (United States Civil War)United States. Army Yazoo County (Miss.)

Letter from Lock E. Houston to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 13, 1864

Barton, J. D.Burton, James M.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 4th (Army of 10,000-Davidson's). Company E Confederate States of America. Secret Service Crime Criminal Procedure--Arrest Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Courts-martial)Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Release Criminal Status--Imprisoned people Houston, Lock E.Legislators Macon (Miss.)Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900 Meridian (Miss.)Mississippi. Executive Department Mississippi. Legislature Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives Mississippi. Legislature. Senate Pinson, S. D.Pruitt, G. M.Trial Wilson, Jeff

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 Joel M. Acker to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark with enclosed petition; May 21, 1864

Aberdeen (Miss.)Acker, Joel M.Adams, Robert S.Beene, R. O.Boards of Police Chism, Wesley Chism, Westly Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Clarke, D.Clerks Confederate States of America. Army Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Crime Crime--Larceny Criminal Procedure--Clemency Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment Criminal Procedure--Indictments Criminal Procedure--Pardon Criminal Procedure--Pleading Criminal Procedure--Sentencing Criminal Status--Imprisoned people Davis, R.Dillingham, H. M.Edde, M. P.Grand jury Holliday, John Houston, Lock C.Impressment Impressment--War Material Judges Kendall, R. P.Kilpatrick, Unknown Lawyers Love, C.Macon (Miss.)Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Monroe County (Miss.)Morgan, Lucian Perry, I. W.Public prosecutors Robert, H. C.Sheriffs Short, J. C.Simms, J. B.Smith, N.Smith, William B.Spratt, H. D.Tindall, J. L., Jr.Unionists (United States Civil War)Vernon, J.Wallace, E. R.Waltin, J. C?.Webb, W. T.Whitfield, O. H.Williams, T. W.