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Courthouses
Letter from A. B. Bradford to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 27, 1864
African Americans
Blackburn, Unknown
Bolivar County (Miss.)
Bradford, A. B.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Courthouses
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Johnson, Unknown
Military Events--Insubordination
Military Events--Military service exemption
Military Events--Raid
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. Legislation. Chapter XVI (1864)
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd. Reserves
Montgomery, W. E.
Perthshire (Miss.)
Under Review
United States. Army
White River (Ark. and Mo.)
Letters from H. A. Barr and W. F. Avent; August 23, 1865
Avent, W. F.
Barr, A. H.
Clerks
Courthouses
Courts
Crime
Crime--Threat
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Jackson (Miss.)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Lafayette County (Miss.)
Oxford (Miss.)
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
United States. President
Washington (D.C.)
Letter from Sheriff M. Shannon to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 22, 1865
Boards of Police
Courthouses
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899
Jails
Police
Prison Guard
Randolph, T. J.
Shannon, M.
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Work houses
Letter from John McClaren to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 31, 1865
Allegheny County (Pa.)
Appointment to office
Courthouses
Courts
Courts--Court of Common Pleas
Judges
Land Commissioners
Lawyers
McCandles, Wilson
McLaren, John
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh (Pa.)
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Stowe, Edwin H.
Taxation
Taxation--Exemption
Letter from Judge J. B. Denson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 24, 1865
Appointment to office
Boards of Police
Clerks
Copiah County (Miss.)
Courthouses
Covington County (Miss.)
Criminal Procedure--Amnesty
Denson, J. B.
Gainesville (Miss.)
Gulfport (Miss.)
Hancock County (Miss.)
Harrison County (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Lawrence County (Miss.)
Lewis, Unknown
Marion County (Miss.)
Mayes, H. B.
Natchez (Miss.)
Post offices
Probate law and practice
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
Letter from Sheriff W. J. Taylor to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 22, 1865
African Americans
Canton (Miss.)
Courthouses
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Gibbs, Unknown
Henderson, H. T.
Jackson, Unknown
Madison County (Miss.)
Pearce, David
Plantations
Satartia (Miss.)
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
Taylor, W. J.
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Letter from J. J. Michie and D. W. Randolph to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 12, 1865
African Americans
Anderson, Green Fulton
Boards of Police
Courthouses
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Amnesty
Hall, J. P.
Headquarters, Military
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Lawyers
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Michie, J. J.
Michie, John J.
New Orleans (La.)
Randolph, D. W.
Sears, Claudius W. (Claudius Wistar), 1817-1881
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Stewart, J. D.
United States. Army
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment
United States. President
Writers
Yazoo City (Miss.)
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Yerger, William, 1816-1872
Letter from D. O. Merwin to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; June 30, 1865
Confederate States of America. Army
Courthouses
Courts
Courts--Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Merwin, D. O.
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
United States. Army
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Letter from P. Winchester to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; June 26, 1865
Adams County (Miss.)
Boyd, Samuel K.
Clerks
Courthouses
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Headquarters, Military
Metcalfe, O.
Military Events--Military occupation
Natchez (Miss.)
Political elections
Provost Marshals
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Shielas, Joseph D.
Walworth, Douglas
Winchester, P.
Wood, Samuel
Letter from Major L. L. L. Hommedin to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; June 28, 1865
Courthouses
Headquarters, Military
Judges
L'Hommedieu, L. L., Jr.
Postmasters
Probate courts
Probate law and practice
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
United States. Adjutant-General’s Office
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Letter from H. J. Elliott to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; June 21, 1865
Appointment to office
Attorneys General
Clayton, Unknown
Conventions
Courthouses
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Criminal Procedure--Amnesty
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Ellett, H. T.
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Judges
Mississippi. Legislature
Natchez (Miss.)
North Carolina
Political elections
Port Gibson (Miss.)
Probate courts
Sharkey, Minerva (Hyland) Wren
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Speed, James, 1812-1887
United States. Army
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. President
Washington (D.C.)
Letter from C. H. Manship to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 20, 1863
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry
Courthouses
Evacuations
Hospitals
Jackson (Miss.)
Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891
Manship, C. H.
Military Engagements
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. State Capitol Building
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Post offices
United States. Army
Letter from W. H. Hardy to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 6, 1863
Appointment to office
Boards of Police
Boards of Relief
Bunker Hill (Miss.)
Clerks
Commissioners
Confederate States of America--Draft
Conscript officers
Courthouses
Courts
Hardy, W. H.
Impoverished people
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. Militia
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Police
Raleigh (Miss.)
Smith County (Miss.)
Spencer, F.
Terry, B. A.
Letter from J. R. Hopkins to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 2, 1863
Boards of Police
Clerks
Commissioners
Courthouses
Drane, A. M.
Ellisville (Miss.)
Hopkins, R. J.
Jones County (Miss.)
Military Events--Military discharge
People with disabilities
Sheriffs
Tisdale, W. S.
Walkers, Daniel
Walters, John T.
Resolution to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 3, [year unknown]
Cain, D. B.
Confederate States of America--Draft
Courthouses
Franklin County (Miss.)
Godbold. T. B.
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Militia
Newspapers
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Secretaries
Letter from Mississippi State Geologist Eugene W. Hilgard to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 3, 1862
Courthouses
Harris, Unknown
Hilgard, Eugene W. (Eugene Woldemar), 1833-1916
Hinds County (Miss.)
Judges
Laboratories
Oxford (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Letter from Samuel McCalister to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 25, 1862
Collecting of accounts
Confederate States of America. Army
Courthouses
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Farmers
Farms
Impoverished people
Laird, James
McCalister, Samuel
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Ripley (Miss.)
Thompson, J. W.
Tippah County (Miss.)
Union Mills (Miss.)
Letter from W. K. Aldredge to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; July 18, 1861
Aldredge, W. K.
Choctaw County (Miss.)
Courthouses
Gunsmithing
Jackson (Miss.)
Lodi (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Resolutions from citizens of Holmes County to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 29, 1861
Courthouses
Dyer, James M.
Dyson, William H.
Haynes, J. M.
Holmes County (Miss.)
Lawyers
Levy, M.
Lexington (Miss.)
Merchants
Mississippi. Legislature
Secretaries
Letter from G. S. McMillen to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 26, 1860
Columbia (Miss.)
Courthouses
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Contempt of Court
Criminal Procedure--Clemency
Lawyers
Marion County (Miss.)
Mayson, Hamilton
McMillan, G. S.
McNair, John E.
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Powell, Evan
Williamsburg (Miss.)
Letter from J. C. Byrd to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 10, 1860
Bryd, Wade H.
Byrd, J. C.
Courthouses
Crime
Crime--Murder
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Death
Gerold, Robert S.
Haynes, James M.
Holmes County (Miss.)
Jails
Judges
Lexington (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Sheriffs
Unknown, Henry
Wounds and injuries
Letter from A. K. Smedes to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 9, 1865
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Courthouses
Jackson (Miss.)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Smedes, A. K.
Smith, Melancthon
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Yerger, William, 1816-1872
Letter from Judson Jarvis to O. H. Crandall; May 12, 1869
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Appointment to office
Courthouses
Crandall, O. H.
Jarvis, Judson
New York (N.Y.)
New York County (N.Y.)
Probate courts
Secretaries
Affidavit from South Carolina Governor Robert K. Scott to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 24, 1869
Abbeville County (S.C.)
African Americans
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Cardozo, Francis Lewis, 1837-1903
Charleston (S.C.)
Columbia (S.C.)
Constables
Courthouses
Crime
Crime--Murder
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Davis, Joseph
Denny & Perry Printers (Charleston, S. C.)
Denny, J. W.
Heart, John
Hubbard, John B.
Judges
Martin, James M.
Police
Printers
Richland County (S.C.)
Scott, Robert K.
Secretaries
Solomon, A. L.
South Carolina
South Carolina. Executive Department
South Carolina. Governor
South Carolina. State Department
Letter from C. P. Bowman to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 28, 1868
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Barr, H. V.
Boards of Police
Bowman, C. P.
Clarke County (Miss.)
Clinton (Miss.)
Courthouses
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Enterprise (Miss.)
Fisher, H. T.
Hancock, Unknown
Hancock, William M.
Hoskins, M. Van B.
Humphreys, Benjamin Grubb, 1808-1882
Impoverished people
Jackson (Miss.)
McKee, Unknown
Military Events--Capitulations, Military
Mississippi. Executive Department
Peyton, Elijah A.
Postmasters general
Secretaries
Selling--Alcohol
Shubuta (Miss.)
Stofford, E.
United States. Army
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