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Grand jury
Incomplete circular from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 16, 1864
Boards of Police
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Confederate States of America. Army
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 Status--Military deserters
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. Legislation. Chapter XVI (1863)
Mississippi. Militia
Probate courts
Probate law and practice
Sheriffs
Trial
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; 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 Patton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 21, 1865
Chandler, Unknown
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Courts
Grand jury
Impoverished people
Jury
Lawyers
Marion (Miss.)
Military Status--Military families
Patton, William T.
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
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 William H. Kilpatrick to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 10, 1864
Appointment to office
Beene, R. O.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Corinth (Miss.)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Evacuations
Grand jury
Impoverished people
Itawamba County (Miss.)
Judges
Judicial Districts
Judicial Districts--9th (Miss.)
Kilpatrick, William H.
Lawyers
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Events--Raid
Mississippi. Militia
Pontotoc (Miss.)
Smith, Unknown
Sturgis, Unknown
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
Unionists (United States Civil War)
United States. Army
Letter from Robert S. Hudson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 13, 1864
African Americans
Attala County (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Chapter XX (1864)
Courts
Crime
Crime--Arson
Crime--Destruction of property
Crime--Murder
Crime--Rape and Sexual Assault
Crime--Robbery
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Edinburg (Miss.)
Employees--Dismissal of
Enslaved people
Grand jury
Hinds County (Miss.)
Holmes County (Miss.)
Hudson, Robert S.
Immigrants
Impoverished people
Lawyers
Leake County (Miss.)
Memphis (Tenn.)
Military Events--Blockade
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Martial law
Military Events--Military service exemption
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Draftees
Military Status--Military deserters
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. Legislature
Natchez (Miss.)
Neshoba County (Miss.)
Prison Guard
Refugees
Smith, William, 1797-1887
Spies
Sunflower County (Miss.)
Tennessee
Tradespeople
United States. Army
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Virginia
Virginia. Governor
Washington County (Miss.)
Winston County (Miss.)
Yazoo County (Miss.)
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.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to the Sheriff of Monroe County, Mississippi; February 2, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Distilleries
Distillers
Gholson, Samuel Jameson, 1808-1883
Grand jury
Judges
Lawyers
Macon (Miss.)
Mississippi. Executive Department
Monroe County (Miss.)
Noxubee County (Miss.)
Patterson, Unknown
Police
Sheriffs
Petition from John Wilson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; 1865
African Americans
Archer, Unknown
Canton (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, Henderson's Scouts
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Death
Disease and illness
Grand jury
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Hudson, Robert S.
Immigrants
Impoverished people
Ireland
Jails
Judges
Madison County (Miss.)
Merchants
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Sherman's March to the Sea, 1864
Military Events--Capitulations, Military
Military Status--Military families
Military Status--Veterans
Prison Guard
Selling--Alcohol
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Smith, Franklin
Stores, Retail
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Taylor, William J.
Wilson, John
Wyse, Unknown
Letter from Sheriff W. J. Taylor to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 27, 1865
Canton (Miss.)
Clerks
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Execution
Grand jury
Madison County (Miss.)
Probate courts
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
Taylor, W. J.
Letter from A. E. Lewis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 21, 1863
Buckner, Simon Bolivar, 1823-1914
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Confederate States of America. War Department
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Grand jury
Greene County (Miss.)
Impoverished people
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Jackson County (Miss.)
Lewis, A. E.
Military Status--Military families
Mims, Livingston
Mississippi. Legislature
Mobile (Ala.)
New Orleans (La.)
Pascagoula (Miss.)
Pascagoula River (Miss.)
Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
United States. Army
Letter from John A. Avirett, Jr. to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 7, 1862
Alabama
Avirett, John A., Jr.
Confederate States of America. Army
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Grand jury
Hardin, A. M.
Henderson, David
Jury
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Superintendents
Talladega (Ala.)
United States. Army
Letter from G. R. Y. White to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus January 16, 1862
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 28th
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 28th. Company H
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Assassination
Crime--Assault and battery
Criminal Procedure--Acquittals
Grand jury
Judges
Kosciusko (Miss.)
Lauderdale County (Miss.)
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Tucker, John B.
White, G. R. Y.
Letter from Isaac Roper to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 19, 1861
Courts
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Grand jury
Hocutt, John L.
North River (Ala.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Roper, Isaac
Trial
Tuscaloosa (Ala.)
Tuscaloosa County (Ala.)
Letter from William M. Hancock to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 8, 1861
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Enslaved people
Grand jury
Hancock, William M.
Jury
Mississippi. Supreme Court
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Quitman (Miss.)
Scriber, Unknown
Trial
Letter from S. W. Chapman to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 18, 1860
Alabama
Alabama. Governor
Autry, Alexander
Chapman, S. W.
Clarke County (Miss.)
Courts
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Enslaved people
Grand jury
Jails
Judges
Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873
Noxubee County (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Powe, W. E.
Quitman (Miss.)
Sheriffs
Trial
Letter from Alabama Governor Andrew B. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 28, 1860
Alabama
Alabama. Governor
Alabama. Office of the Secretary of State
Bailiffs
Baldwin, M. A.
Barber, Juad P.
Barbour County (Ala.)
Benton, Bethel
Britt, Mathew
Browder, Milton A.
Campbell, John C.
Carter, Hiram
Clayton (Ala.)
Clerks
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crabtree, John
Creach, Sion
Crime
Crime--Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Crime--Murder
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Denard, Jaud
Freeman, William
Gardner, Ford
Grand jury
Harris, Thomas
Hodges, Elias G.
Hodges, George C.
Jackson, Andrew
Judges
Keener, Gaines P.
Leake County (Miss.)
Lee, Ferdinand
Lendon, John M.
Locke, William H.
Mississippi. Supreme Court
Montgomery (Ala.)
Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873
Nab, Ducan M.
Norton, Daniel A.
Owens, Thaddeus C.
Pearson, B. F.
Pearson, Benjamin F.
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Petty, Benjamin F.
Rae, Farquar A. M.
Ryan, Leroy L.
Sheriffs
Shipman, James
Spear, Henry
Steve, George W.
Tolson, Henry
Weaver, J. H.
Wellborn, William
Wood, Young
Wounds and injuries
Young, James B.
Statement from T. C. Rhodes to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 25, 1860
Alabama
Crime
Crime--Assault and battery
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Death
Erkwood, Zackariah
Erquhart, Zackariah
Grand jury
Greene County (Miss.)
Jackson County (Miss.)
Justices of the peace
McInnis, J.
Moore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Rhodes, Thomas C.
Proceedings from the Court Case of William E. Price; December 28, 1859
Bankston, Isaac
Bedon, W. L.
Blackburn, George T.
Blanton, O. M.
Bradly, Mile
Brooks, E. F.
Buck, R. S.
Carson, A. B.
Carson, Andrew
Church, William B.
Clerks
Confederate States of America. Army
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Assault and battery
Crime--Libel and slander
Crime--Murder
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Curry, G. L.
Death
Douglass, W. H.
Ellis, John J.
Finlay, John L.
Fraser, Rob G.
Grand jury
Haile, J. P.
Holmer, L. A.
James, Thomas
Jelks, James M.
Jones, Evan T.
Kelly, J. M.
Kirk, A. M.
Laborers
Lacey, John S.
Lawyers
Lenrose, Unknown. F.
Loomis, Samuel T.
Marice, L. C.
Masonhimer, W.
McAllister, A. W., Sr.
McDowell, E. P.
McGaffey, E.
McMeckind, John
Meisner, Charles J.
Melcher, H. H.
Melcher, L. R.
Merchant, Nelson
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Montgomery, W. P.
Montgomery, Will
Mosby, G. S.
Nelson, J. S.
Nelson, John H.
Nelson, N. J.
O'Hea, Rish A.
Parbish, E. E.
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Philipson, Thomas
Powell, George P.
Price, William E.
Rowland, G. W.
Shannon, John S.
Sheriffs
Smith, A. F.
Stakes, John P.
Sutton, Jay S.
Sutton, R. C.
Switzer, J. T.
Talbertt, C. B.
Trial
Tugman, M. B.
Unknown, Willaim
Vanmeter, James A.
Washington County (Miss.)
Wilkenson, Jefferson
William, Haycraft A.
Willis, A. W.
Woodburb, John R.
Woodfin, James
Letter from R. S. Buck to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 10, 1860
Buck, R. S.
Courts
Grand jury
Jackson (Miss.)
Jury
Military Events--Military discharge
Mississippi. Legislature
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Prisons
Public prosecutors
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Warren County (Miss.)
Letter from M. S. Ward to E. Surget; February 21, 1865
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Enterprise (Miss.)
Grand jury
Meridian (Miss.)
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Status--Military deserters
Mississippi. Legislature
Surget, E.
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Ward, Matthew S.
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