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Letter from K. Rayner to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 21, 1865
African AmericansClay, C. C. (Clement Claiborne), 1816-1882ConventionsConventions--Mississippi. Constitutional Convention (1868)Emancipation and self emancipationEnslaved peopleForts--Fort Monroe (Va.)Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political electionsRaleigh (N.C.)Rayner, K.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885United States. Congress
Letter from Lock E. Houston to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 27, 1865
Aberdeen (Miss.)Anderson, UnknownBuchanan, James, 1791-1868Confederate States of America. ArmyDeathDisease and illnessHouston, Lock E.Impoverished peopleIndian agentsKendrick, Silas F.Military Status--Military familiesMilitary Status--VeteransMonroe County (Miss.)New MexicoPolitical Parties--Democratic Party (U.S.)Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political electionsSecessionSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873SheriffsSims, John B.Unionists (United States Civil War)United States. PresidentVernon, UnknownWounds and injuries
Letter from J. H. Hammersly to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 16, 1862
AbolitionistsCarrollton (Miss.)Hammersley, J. H.Jackson (Miss.)Military Events--Military electionsMilitary Events--Recruiting and enlistmentMilitary Status--Military familiesMilitary training camps--Camp Coila (Miss.)Mississippi. MilitiaMississippi. Militia. Cavalry RegimentMissouriMissouri. MilitiaNatchez (Miss.)Nationality--DutchPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )RefugeesResignationSaint Louis (Mo.)SecessionistsTupper, T. C.
Letter from R. S. Pryor to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 26, 1862
AbolitionistsAfrican AmericansBoston (Mass.)Boston Harbor (Boston, Mass.)Brookhaven (Miss.)Clark, UnknownConfederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Adjutant and Inspector-General's OfficeConfederate States of America. Army. CavalryConfederate States of America. CongressConfederate States of America. Congress. House of RepresentativesConfederate States of America. War DepartmentConscript officersDeathEmancipation and self emancipationEngineersEnslaved peopleEvacuationsFerrypersonGeorgiaGreeley, Horace, 1811-1872Historically free and newly freed African AmericansJackson (Miss.)Love-joy, UnknownMilitary Events--Military dischargeMilitary Events--Military service exemptionMilitary Events--Recruiting and enlistmentMilitary Status--DrafteesMobile (Ala.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867PharmacistsPhillips, UnknownPolitical Parties--Democratic Party (U.S.)Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political Parties--Whig Party (U.S.)PostmastersPryor, R. S.Richmond (Va.)TennesseeUnited States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783Vicksburg (Miss.)
Letter from D. L. Smythe to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 4, 1862
Attala County (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyCriminal Procedure--ArrestKosciusko (Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political Parties--Union and Southern Rights Party (U.S.)Political electionsSmythe, D. L.
Letter from J. B. Gladney to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 15, 1861
Aberdeen (Miss.)AlabamaAlabama. LegislatureBuena Vista (Miss.)EuropeGladney, J.B.Jackson (Miss.)Military Events--BlockadeMississippi. LegislatureMississippi. Legislature. House of RepresentativesMontgomery (Ala.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political electionsPolitical elections--Election of 1860Unknown, JackWashington (D.C.)
Letter from P. B. Phelps to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 27, 1861
Banen, UnknownBay Saint Louis (Miss.)Biloxi (Miss.)Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)Confederate States of America. NavyDahlgren, Charles Gustavus, 1808-1888Jackson (Miss.)Mississippi City (Miss.)Mississippi Sound (Miss.)New Orleans (La.)Pass Christian (Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Phelps, P. B.Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Ship Island (Miss.)United States. NavyWatercraftWatercraft--J. D. Swaim (Steamer)
Letter from W. Goodman to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 24, 1861
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889Goodman, Walter, active 1862-1868Holly Springs (Miss.)Kalamazoo County (Mich.)MichiganPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Pillow, Gideon Johnson, 1806-1878Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )PostmastersRailroadRailroad--Mississippi Central Railroad Company (1852-1877)
Letter from Daniel M. Thomson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 11, 1861
ArkansasConfederate States of America. ArmyConventionsConventions--Arkansas. Convention (1861)Little Rock (Ark.)Montgomery (Ala.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867PolicePolitical Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )SecessionThomson, Daniel M.Unknown, LycurgusVirginia
Letter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 3, 1861
Chunky (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 17thConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 17th. Company BDollar, R. P.Hughes, J. R.Lauderdale County (Miss.)Lewis, ThomasMilitary Events--Military electionsMilitary Events--Recruiting and enlistmentNewton County (Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Williams, Stephen C.
Letter from Wyatt Eppes to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 27, 1861
CrimeCrime--Assault and batteryCriminal Procedure--PardonDeathDisease and illnessEppes, WyattHaynes, M. D.House, UnknownMarshall County (Miss.)MayorsMemphis (Tenn.)OhioPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Plantation overseersPolitical Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Robinson, James H.SheriffsTennesseeTradespeopleTrialUnknown, ShermanWidows
Letter from Franklin Smith to Maryland Governor Thomas H. Hicks; March 8, 1861
African AmericansCalvert County (Md.)Canton (Miss.)Enslaved peopleHicks, Thomas Holliday, 1798-1865HotelsLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865MarylandMaryland. GovernorPolitical Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )SecessionSmith, FranklinUnited States. CongressUnited States. PresidentVirginiaWashington (D.C.)
Resolutions from the workingmen of Massachusetts; February 20, 1861
AbolitionistsBoston (Mass.)Brown, John, 1800-1859CrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--ExecutionCrittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863Enslaved peopleFaneuil Hall (Boston, Mass.)FortsHistorically free and newly freed African AmericansKentuckyLegislatorsMassachusettsMilitary EngagementsMilitary Engagements--John Brown's Raid, Harpers Ferry, W. Va., 1859New MexicoPolitical Parties--American Party (U.S.)Political Parties--Democratic Party (U.S.)Political Parties--Free Soil Party (U.S.)Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political Parties--Whig Party (U.S.)PoliticiansSecessionSumner, Charles, 1811-1874United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783United States. CongressUnited States. Congress. SenateVirginiaWashington, George, 1732-1799
Letter to President Jefferson Davis; February 22, 1861
AbolitionistsAlabamaBrown, John, 1800-1859Clubs and Secret SocietiesClubs and Secret Societies--Mississippi SocietyDavis, Jefferson, 1808-1889Enslaved peopleIllinoisLeveesMilitary EngagementsMilitary Engagements--John Brown's Raid, Harpers Ferry, W. Va., 1859Military Events--Recruiting and enlistmentMississippi RiverMontgomery (Ala.)Plantation overseersPolitical Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Slave tradersTennesseeWinnebago County (Ill.)
Report of Jacob Thompson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 26, 1860
African AmericansAppointment to officeCommissionersConventionsConventions--North Carolina. Convention (1861-1862)Ellis, John Willis, 1820-1861Emancipation and self emancipationEnslaved peopleGulf of MexicoMecklenburg County (N.C.)Mecklenburg Declaration of IndependenceNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina. General AssemblyNorth Carolina. General Assembly. House of CommonsNorth Carolina. General Assembly. SenatePettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political electionsRaleigh (N.C.)SecessionThompson, Jacob, 1810-1885United States. CongressWashington (D.C.)
Report from William L. Harris to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 31, 1860
AbolitionistsAfrican AmericansBaldwin, Abraham, 1754-1807Boughton, Nisbet, & Barnes State Printers (Milledgeville, Ga.)Brinson, J. W.Buchanan, James, 1791-1868Clay, Henry, 1777-1852CommissionersConventionsConventions--Constitutional Convention (U.S.) (1787)Conventions--Mississippi. Convention (1861)Emancipation and self emancipationEnslaved peopleGeorgiaGeorgia. General AssemblyGeorgia. General Assembly. House of RepresentativesGibson, WilliamGulf of MexicoHarris, William Littleton, 1807-1868Historically free and newly freed African AmericansImmigrantsJackson, Andrew, 1767-1845Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Madison, James, 1751-1836MarriageMason, George, 1725-1792.Milledgeville (Ga.)North CarolinaPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Pilcher, W. H.Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political electionsPolitical elections--Election of 1860Randolph, Edmund Jennings, 1753-1813SecessionSouth CarolinaTroup, George Michael, 1780-1856United States. CongressUnited States. Congress. Legislation. Fugitive Slave Law (1850)
Letter from Wirt Adams to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 13, 1860
Adams, William Wirt, 1819-1888Attorneys GeneralBaton Rouge (La.)CommissionersGovernors--LouisianaHyams, Henry M. (Henry Michael), 1806-1875Jackson (Miss.)LegislatorsLouisianaMississippi. LegislatureMoore, Thomas Overton, 1804-1876New Orleans (La.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )SecessionSemmes, Thomas Jenkins
Letter from Virginia Adjutant General William H. Richardson to Mississippi John J. Pettus; December 12, 1860
ArsenalsCommissionersConfederate States of America. War DepartmentGrimer?, UnknownHarpers Ferry Armory (U.S.)Hurst, William RichardsonLexington (Va.)Military BoardMilitary educationMilitary education--Virginia Military InstitutePettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Richmond (Va.)Rockbridge County (Va.)Smith, T. H.SuperintendentsUnited States. Adjutant-General’s OfficeUnited States. ArmyUnited States. Army. Ordnance DepartmentVirginiaWashington (Penn.)
Letter from Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to Virginius D. Groner; December 8, 1860
Beckley, Alfred, 1802-1888Bickley, George W. L., 1823-1867Clubs and Secret SocietiesClubs and Secret Societies--Knights of the Golden CircleGroner, Virginius D.Jackson (Miss.)Mississippi. Executive DepartmentMississippi. LegislaturePettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Letter from citizens of Enterprise Mississippi to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 6, 1860
Campbell, J. H.Chandler, Greene C.Clarke County (Miss.)CommissionersEnslaversEnterprise (Miss.)GeorgiaHaugh, R. N.Holland, Orlando S.McLain, Robert M.Miller, Robert C.Mississippi. LegislatureNewspaper editorsNewspapersNewspapers--Enterprise (Miss.) NewsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political electionsPolitical elections--Election of 1860SecessionistsUnited States. PresidentWien, R. S.
Resolution from the citizens of Shieldsboro; November 8, 1860
Bay Saint Louis (Miss.)Bradford, Robert M.Eager, RobertEnslaversGulf Coast (Miss.)Hamlin, Hannibal, 1809-1891Hancock County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Jones, BenjaminLawyersLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Mississippi. Executive DepartmentMississippi. LegislatureMonet, Julius C.Monet, NapoleonNewspapersNewspapers--Handsboro (Miss.) DemocratNewspapers--Mississippian (Oxford, Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Political electionsPolitical elections--Election of 1860Soor, Peter H.Toulme, John V.United States. Office of the Vice PresidentUnited States. President