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Grand jury
Petition from John Wilson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; 1865
African Americans
Archer, Unknown
Arrest
Canton (Miss.)
Capitulations, Military
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, Henderson's Scouts
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Death
Disease and illness
Grand jury
Habeas Corpus
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Hudson, Robert S.
Immigrants
Impoverished people
Imprisoned people
Imprisonment
Indictments
Ireland
Jails
Judges
Madison County (Miss.)
Merchants
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Sherman's March to the Sea, 1864
Military families
Pardon
Prison Guard
Release (Criminal procedure)
Selling--Alcohol
Sentencing (Criminal procedure)
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Sheriffs
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Smith, Franklin
Stores, Retail
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Taylor, William J.
Veterans
Wilson, John
Wyse, Unknown
Letter from Sheriff W. J. Taylor to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 27, 1865
Arrest
Canton (Miss.)
Clerks
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
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. 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 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
Grand jury
Hardin, A. M.
Henderson, David
Imprisoned people
Military leaves and furloughs
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Petit jury
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
Acquittals
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
Grand jury
Judges
Kosciusko (Miss.)
Lauderdale County (Miss.)
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
Fugitives from justice
Grand jury
Hocutt, John L.
Indictments
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
Convicted
Enslaved people
Grand jury
Hancock, William M.
Jury
Mississippi. Supreme Court
Pardon
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
Enslaved people
Grand jury
Indictments
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
Denard, Jaud
Freeman, William
Fugitives from justice
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
Death
Erkwood, Zackariah
Erquhart, Zackariah
Fugitives from justice
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
Curry, G. L.
Death
Douglass, W. H.
Ellis, John J.
Finlay, John L.
Fraser, Rob G.
Grand jury
Haile, J. P.
Holmer, L. A.
Indictments
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
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.
Recruiting and enlistment
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 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
Arrest
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
Enterprise (Miss.)
Grand jury
Meridian (Miss.)
Military deserters
Military discharge
Mississippi. Legislature
Surget, E.
Taylor, Richard, 1826-1879
Ward, Matthew S.
Telegram from Colonel John M. Simonton to Colonel William H. McCardle; September 6, 1864
Grand jury
Macon (Miss.)
McCardle, W. H.
Military leaves and furloughs
Okolona (Miss.)
Simonton, John M.
Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)
Telegram from Colonel John M. Simonton to Colonel William H. McCardle; September 3, 1864
Confederate States of America. Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office
Grand jury
Macon (Miss.)
McCardle, W. H.
Military leaves and furloughs
Okolona (Miss.)
Simonton, John M.
Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)
Extradition papers from Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames to Alabama Governor W. H. Smith; 1869
Alabama
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Appointment to office
Bail bond agents
Blair, John A.
Clerks
Coburn, Henry
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Murder
Fleming, Robert J.
Fugitives from justice
Grand jury
Imprisoned people
Indictments
Iuka (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Judicial Districts
Judicial Districts--9th (Miss.)
McAmis, James
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. Secretary of State
Musgrove, Henry
Pollard, Austin
Public prosecutors
Smith, William H. (William Hugh), 1826-1899
Sparks, George
Sparks, Washington
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
United States. Army
Letter from Sheriff A. H. Arthur to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 16, 1869
African Americans
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Arthur, A. H.
Courts
Furlong, Unknown
Grand jury
Jackson (Miss.)
Military Districts--4th (Miss.)
Mississippi. Auditor of Public Accounts
R. P. Studley & Company Lithograph (St. Louis, Mo.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Sheriffs
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Warren County (Miss.)
Letter from Sheriff A. H. Arthur to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 28, 1869
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Arthur, A. H.
Clerks
Courts
Grand jury
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Lawyers
Mississippi. Auditor of Public Accounts
R. P. Studley & Company Lithograph (St. Louis, Mo.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Sheriffs
Swann, Thomas T.
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Warren County (Miss.)
Letter from Sheriff A. H. Arthur to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 28, 1869
African Americans
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Appointment to office
Arthur, A. H.
Auditors
Clerks
Courts
Grand jury
Headquarters, Military
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Military Districts--4th (Miss.)
Mississippi. Military Department
R. P. Studley & Company Lithograph (St. Louis, Mo.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Sheriffs
Speed, Frederic
United States. Adjutant-General's Office
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Warren County (Miss.)
Petition from J. R. Galtney to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; June 7, 1869
African Americans
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Amite County (Miss.)
Convicted
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crandall, O. H.
Crime
Crime--Theft
Enslaved people
Enslavers
Galtney, J. R.
Grand jury
Headquarters, Military
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Imprisonment
Indictments
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Jury
Liberty (Miss.)
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Pardon
Physicians
Plantations
Public prosecutors
Sentencing (Criminal procedure)
The Prophet, Wesley
Trial
United States. Army
United States. Army. Military District, 4th
Letter from Samuel Readus to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; June 21, 1869
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Arrest
Copiah County (Miss.)
Crime
Crime--Murder
Death
Depots
Grand jury
Hazlehurst (Miss.)
Headquarters, Military
Impoverished people
Irish
Jackson (Miss.)
Justices of the peace
Laborers
Mayors
McClung, James
Newspapers
Newspapers--Jackson (Miss.) Pilot
Railroad
Redus, Samuel
Surgeons
United States. Adjutant-General's Office
United States. Army
United States. Army. Military District, 4th
Wounds and injuries
Publication from Florida Governor Harrison Reed to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; 1869
Adams, J. S.
African Americans
Appointment to office
Atlantic Ocean
Attorneys General
Aucilla River (Fla.)
Austin, C. H.
Banks
Banks--National City Bank of New York (N.Y.)
Brevard County (Fla.)
Bull, J. H.
Call, Wilk
Charlotte Harbor (Fla.)
Chattahoochee (Fla.)
Chattahoochee River (Fla.)
Cheney, Edw. M
Christians
Christians--Catholics
Collecting of accounts
Collection agents
Commissioners
Conover, S. B.
Conventions
Conventions--Florida. Constitutional Convention (1868)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Fraud
Death
Dickerson, Edward N.
Disease and illness
Farmers
Fernandina (Fla.)
Florida
Florida Canal and Inland Transportation Company (Fla.)
Florida Governor’s Mansion (Tallahassee, Fla.)
Florida. Auditor’s Office
Florida. Department of State. Office of Cabinet and Legal Affairs
Florida. Executive Department
Florida. General Assembly. Senate
Florida. Governor
Florida. Historical Bureau
Florida. Legislature
Florida. Office of the Surveyor General
Florida. State Agricultural Society
Florida. State Department of Education
Florida. State Troops
Florida. Supreme Court
Florida. Treasury Department
Galbraith, John B.
Gamble, R. H.
Gleason, William H.
Grand jury
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Gulf of Mexico
Hart, Hubbard L.
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Hospitals
Houstoun, Edward
Impoverished people
Imprisoned people
Imprisonment
Indian River (Fla.)
Indictments
Jackson, William E.
Jacksonville (Fla.)
Jails
Judges
Jupiter Inlet (Fla.)
Jury
Justices of the peace
Key West (Fla.)
Laborers
Lawyers
Magnolia (Fla.)
Mental illness
Native Americans
New York (N.Y.)
Ocklawaha River (Fla.)
Orange County (Fla.)
Palatka (Fla.)
Pensacola (Fla.)
Physicians
Planter
Political Elections--Election of 1868
Political elections
Printers
Prison Guard
Publishers
Railroad
Railroad--Florida Railroad Company
Railroad--Florida, Atlantic, & Gulf Central Railroad
Railroad--Pensacola and Georgia Railroad Company
Recruiting and enlistment
Reed, Harrison, 1813-1899
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Sales personnel
Schools
Secretaries
Seminary
Seminole War, 3rd, 1855-1858
Sheriffs
St. Augustine (Fla.)
St. John's County (Fla.)
St. John's River (Fla.)
State Prison of Florida (Chattahoochee)
Stonelake, A. B.
Superintendents
Surgeons
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Tampa Bay (Fla.)
Tax collectors
Taxation
Taylor, Moses
Treasurers
Trial
Union and Southern Rights Party (U.S.)
United States. Adjutant-General's Office
United States. Army
United States. Army. Ordnance Department
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
United States. Congress
United States. President
United States. War Department
Volusia County (Fla.)
Washington (D.C.)
Watercraft
Webster, Frank W.
Copy of bill of indictment and court proceedings from Bolivar Edwards, John H. Pipes, and J. J. Strickland; November 20, 1868
Arrest
Bowman, Jasper
Carter, William A.
Clerks
Courts
Crime
Crime--Assault and battery
Crime--Murder
Death
Edwards, Bolivar
Ellis, E. P.
Grand jury
Indictments
Judges
Louisiana
Louisiana. District Court (6th Judicial District)
McCraine, M. H.
O'Neill, John
Pipes, John H.
Public prosecutors
Sheriffs
St. Helena Parish (La.)
Strickland, J. T.
Thompson, Marshall
Transcript to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 27, 1868
African Americans
Alexeander, J. H.
Arraignment
Bowen, Mary
Bowen, Priscilla
Bowen, Rachael
Bowen, Robert T.
Carroll, John R. M.
Clayton, Alese M.
Clayton, Alex M.
Clerks
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Assault and battery
Crime--Manslaughter
Crime--Murder
Crime--Shooting
Death
Diggs, William
Grand jury
Harris, G. E.
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Holly Springs (Miss.)
Imprisoned people
Imprisonment
Indictments
Judges
Judicial Districts
Judicial Districts--7th
Jury
Justices of the peace
Lawyers
Marshall County (Miss.)
Meyers, George B.
Miller, Henry
Mississippi Convict Leasing
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Plantations
Pleading (Criminal procedure)
Prisons
Public prosecutors
Sentencing (Criminal procedure)
Sheriffs
Subpoena (Criminal procedure)
Trial
Letter from J. M. Upshaw to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 16, 1868
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Carroll County (Miss.)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Grand jury
Indictments
Pardon
Upshaw, J. M.
Vaiden (Miss.)
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