Letter from W. C. Falkner to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 28, 1860

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Letter from John W. Thompson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 30, 1860

Aberdeen (Miss.)CrimeCrime--ManslaughterDavis & Birney (New York, Ny.)Davis, Reuben, 1813-1890Falkner, J. W.Falkner, William C. (William Clark), 1825-1889Gallaway, M. C.Illiterate personsImprisoned peopleImprisonmentJones, RobertJudgesLamar, L. Q. C. (Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus), 1825-1893Law OfficesLaw Offices--Falkner & Falkner, Attorneys at Law (Ripley, Miss.)LawyersMemphis (Tenn.)Miller, O. R. & Company (Ripley, Miss.)Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)New York (N.Y.)PardonPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Philadelphia (Miss.)Ripley (Miss.)Rushton Stone & Company (Philadelphia, Penn.)Thompson, John W.United States--History--War of 1812Washington (D.C.)Williams, Samuel