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Letter from J. M. Smith to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 29, 1865

Adjutants African Americans Appointment to office Barnes, S. D.Brandon (Miss.)Commissioners Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. General Order No. 40 Cooper, S. A.Courts Crime Crime--Theft Donaldson, R. S.Emancipation Emancipation Proclamation Enslaved people Haines, Unknown Hammond, Unknown Historically free and newly freed African Americans Jackson (Miss.)Klein, Samuel D.Lawyers Mississippi. Supreme Court Native Americans Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917 Planter Proctor, Unknown Rankin County (Miss.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873 Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894 Smith, J. M.Trial United States. Adjutant-General's Office United States. Army United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands United States. President Vicksburg (Miss.)

Letter from J. F. Simmons to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 1, 1865

Mississippi. Department of Archives and History Mississippi. Legislature Mississippi. Secretary of State Mississippi. Supreme Court Sardis (Miss.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873 Simmons, John F.

Incomplete letter from S. M. Corrine to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; 1865

Corwine, R. M. (Richard Mortimer), 1812-Courts Mississippi. Supreme Court Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873 Vicksburg (Miss.)

Letter from A. H. Handy to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 6, 1865

Amnesty--United States Canton (Miss.)Handy, A. H.Judges Mississippi. High Court of Errors and Appeals Mississippi. Supreme Court Political elections Political elections--Election of 1860 Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873

Letter from J. M. Ellis to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; June 30, 1865

Appointment to office Courts Ellis, John M.Fayette (Miss.)Kennedy, Joseph C. G.Lawyers Legislators McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895 Mississippi. Supreme Court Mississippi. Treasury Department Secession Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873 Unionists (United States Civil War)Washington (D.C.)

Letter from A. M. Hardin to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 7, 1863

Barnett, Thomas Clerks Confederate States of America. Army Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Crime Hardin, A. M.Jackson (Miss.)Jasper County (Miss.)Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Mississippi. Supreme Court Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Superintendents

Letter from J. G. Blackwell to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 22, 1863

Appointment to office Blackwell, John G.Goode, Enos J.Judges Lawyers Mississippi. Supreme Court Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Raleigh (Miss.)Smith County (Miss.)

Letter from the Board of Police of Lawrence County, Misissippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 17, 1862

Appointment to office Baggitt, W. P.Bilbo, James E.Boards of Police Death Goode, Enos J.Judges Lawrence County (Miss.)Mississippi. Supreme Court Monticello (Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Smith, C. P.Summers, H.

Petition from the Covington Rangers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 11, 1861

Beavers, Y. G.Blount, A. C.Carroll, M. P.Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 7th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 7th. Company I Cross, Jake Davis, T. G.Declined to prosecute Dias, G. W.Dias, T. M Fairly, A.Fairly, John T.Fairly, Peter Garner, R. G.Graham, Christopher Graves, Alex Gray, L. W.Halloway, M. H.Hill, John Holcomb, Benton Holloway, H. C.Holloway, J. E.Holloway, W. S.Hubbard, W. G.Johnson, Alexander Lee, Coburn Leonard, A. T.McFail, W. H.McInnis, K.McInnis, Neil McInnis, S. G.McKoney, D. C.McLeod, J. R.McLeod, K.McLeod, Miles McNeal, Calvin McRainey, John Mississippi. Supreme Court Mount Carmel (Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Rassel, Wiley Rogers, P. W.Russel, Westley Jr.Self, W. W.Short, N. C.Smith, D. B.Smith, M. P.Terrell, J. L.Trial Turnage, H. Y.Turnage, M. P.Walker, C. D.Williams, W. C.Williams, W. S.Williams. S. J.

Letter from V. L. Terrell to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 11, 1861

Clemency Crime Crime--Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon Holloway, H. C.Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion/Regiment, 7th Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion/Regiment, 7th. Company I Mississippi. Supreme Court Mount Carmel (Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Terrell, V. L.

Letter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 21, 1861

Aberdeen (Miss.)Bickin, A. J.Bogey, H. M.Buchanan, G. J.Cummings, Mason M.Davis, Reuben, 1813-1890 Davis, Thomas H.Dond, William F.Duncan, Robert P.Estes, H. B.Gann, T. A.Gholson, Samuel Jameson, 1808-1883 Glen, L. C.Harris, Wiley P. (Wiley Pope), 1818-1891 Harris, William Littleton, 1807-1868 Haughton, S.Henry, D. W.Herbert, James L.Hooker, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1825-1914 Houston, Jack C.Jackson (Miss.)Lamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893 Lawyers Mississippi. Supreme Court Murphy, H.Perry, Horatio G.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Political elections Pollarde, A.Porter, D. P.Randle, J. H.Reynolds, Reuben Rucks, James T.Sadler, D. W.Sam, John H.Shelton, H.Sing, William H.Tucker, John B.Vasser, E. J.Wallace, E. R.Whitfield, O. H.Yerzy, W.

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 R. S. Buck to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 30, 1861

Buck, Abel R.Buck, R. S.Convicted Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Crime Crime--Kidnapping Fugitives from justice Jackson (Miss.)Lawyers Mississippi. Supreme Court Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Public prosecutors Scott County (Miss.)Sheriffs Vicksburg (Miss.)

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.

Newspaper clipping; Undated

Adams County (Miss.)Amite County (Miss.)Attala County (Miss.)Attorneys General Autry, James L.Barksdale, E. (Ethelbert), 1824-1893 Beene, R. O.Bolivar County (Miss.)Brougher, C. A.Buck, Robert L.Calhoon, S. S.Calhoun County (Miss.)Canton (Miss.)Carroll County (Miss.)Chalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898 Chickasaw County (Miss.)Choctaw County (Miss.)Claiborne County (Miss.)Clarke County (Miss.)Clerks Coahoma County (Miss.)Cooper, R. D.Copiah County (Miss.)Cothran, William Court reporters Courts Courts--Circuit Courts Covington County (Miss.)DeSoto County (Miss.)Dilworth, Andrew Boyd Drane, James Franklin County (Miss.)Green, Charles B.Greene County (Miss.)Hamm, James S.Hancock County (Miss.)Hancock, William M.Handy, A. H.Hardin, A. M.Harris, W. L.Harrison County (Miss.)Henry, Eli G.Hilgard, Eugene W. (Eugene Woldemar), 1833-1916 Hinds County (Miss.)Holmes County (Miss.)Hudson, Robert L.Hussey, S. L.Issaquena County (Miss.)Itawamba County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Jackson County (Miss.)Jasper County (Miss.)Jefferson County (Miss.)Jones County (Miss.)Judges Judicial Districts Judicial Districts--1st (Hinds County, Miss.)Judicial Districts--2nd (Miss.)Judicial Districts--3rd (Miss.)Judicial Districts--4th (Miss.)Judicial Districts--5th (Miss.)Judicial Districts--6th (Miss.)Judicial Districts--7th (Miss.)Judicial Districts--8th (Miss.)Judicial Districts--9th (Miss.)Kemper County (Miss.)Lafayette County (Miss.)Lauderdale (Miss.)Lawrence County (Miss.)Leake County (Miss.)Librarians Lowndes County (Miss.)Madison (Miss.)Marion County (Miss.)Marshall County (Miss.)McAfee, Madison McMillan, G. S.McNair, John E.McWillie, William, 1795-1869 Meek, S. M.Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Mississippi. Auditor of Public Accounts Mississippi. Executive Department Mississippi. High Court of Errors and Appeals Mississippi. Legislature Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives Mississippi. Legislature. Senate Mississippi. Secretary of State Mississippi. State Geologist Mississippi. Supreme Court Monroe County (Miss.)Neshoba County (Miss.)Newton County (Miss.)Noxubee County (Miss.)Oktibbeha County (Miss.)Panola County (Miss.)Patton, J. B.Perry County (Miss.)Pike County (Miss.)Political elections Pontotoc County (Miss.)Posey, S.Printers Probate courts Rankin County (Miss.)Raymond (Miss.)Sanders, B. W.Scott County (Miss.)Simpson County (Miss.)Smith County (Miss.)Smith, Cotesworth P.Sunflower County (Miss.)Swann, George T.Tallahatchie County (Miss.)Terrall, James S.Thompson, J. W.Tippah County (Miss.)Tishomingo County (Miss.)Treasurers Tunica County (Miss.)Walthall, Edward C. (Edward Cary), 1831-1898 Warren County (Miss.)Washington County (Miss.)Watts, John Wayne County (Miss.)Wharton, Thomas J.Wilkinson County (Miss.)Winston County (Miss.)Yalobusha County (Miss.)Yazoo County (Miss.)Yerger, J. S.