Letter from James R. Challere to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 13, 1865

African AmericansBayou Pierre River (Miss.)Berry, HannahBerry, Thomas Y.BirthChallere, James R.Cincinnati (Ohio)Clubs and Secret SocietiesClubs and Secret Societies--Ku Klux Klan (19th century)DeathDisease and illnessEnslaved peopleEnslaversGrand Gulf (Miss.)Historically free and newly freed African AmericansMarriageMilitary Events--Martial lawPlantationsPort Gibson (Miss.)RefugeesSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Unionists (United States Civil War)

Letter from Lottie Williamson to Van E. Young; June 26, 1865

Bethay, JohnBlacksmithsBrandon (Miss.)Clubs and Secret SocietiesClubs and Secret Societies--Ku Klux Klan (19th century)CrimeCrime--MurderDeathFields, Hugh H.Grubbs, PeterJackson (Miss.)JudgesMarion County (Miss.)May, JamesMay, WilliamMiers, AlvinPhysiciansProvost MarshalsRankin County (Miss.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Simpson County (Miss.)Walker, Perman?Williamson, A. D. F.Williamson, J. M.Williamson, LottieYoung, Van, E.Youngblood, T. A.

Letter from Sheriff W. C. McGowan to O. H. Crandall; September 3, 1869

African AmericansAmes, Adelbert, 1835-1933Atwood, WilliamBradford, EdwardClubs and Secret SocietiesClubs and Secret Societies--Ku Klux Klan (19th century)CourtsCrandall, O. H.CrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--ArrestCriminal Procedure--EscapesCriminal Procedure--ParoleCriminal Status--Fugitives from justiceCriminal Status--Imprisoned peopleDeathFizer, GeorgeFizer, PrinceGreen, UnknownLawyersLong Creek Station (Miss.)McGowan, William C.Murdock, JohnPanola (Miss.)Panola County (Miss.)SecretariesTrialUnited States. Adjutant-General’s OfficeYerger, E. M. (Edward M.)

Letter from Lemuel L. Griffith to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; February 7, 1869

Abbeville County (S.C.)Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933Charleston Hotel (Memphis, Tenn.)Clubs and Secret SocietiesClubs and Secret Societies--Ku Klux Klan (19th century)Columbia (S.C.)Como (Miss.)CrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--ArrestDavis, JoeDetectivesGriffin, Lemuel L.Henson, UnknownMemphis (Tenn.)Panola County (Miss.)RailroadSouth CarolinaSteward, S.TennesseeUnited States. ArmyWounds and injuries

Letter from J. J. Gainey to L. M. Hall; July 30, 1870

African AmericansAlcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894ArkansasArkansas. GovernorArmstead, JohnArmstead, KimBoones, UnknownBrown, William H.ClerksClubs and Secret SocietiesClubs and Secret Societies--Ku Klux Klan (19th century)Conkle, JohnCrimeCrime--AffrayCrime--Assault and batteryCrime--MurderCrime--ShootingCrime--ThreatCriminal Procedure--ArrestDeathDetectivesFoard, W. H.Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877Gainey, J. J.Gouldsby, MatHall, L. M.Jackson (Miss.)Kimmons, EdgarLafayette County (Miss.)LawyersLorantz, NewtMain, Edwin M.MayorsMcFarland, BillyMcFarland, DanielMississippi. MilitiaMississippi. Secret Service BureauNewell, SamNewspapersNewspapers--Oxford (Miss.) FalconOxford (Miss.)Pine Bluff (Ark.)PlantationsSheriffsWatson, Amanda M.Westbrooks, JoeWidowsWilson, C. N.Wood, Ingnatius FewWood, ThomasYocona (Miss.)