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Organizations and Businesses is exactly United States. Congress

Letter from General M. F. Force to B. G. Humphreys; September 6, 1865

African AmericansConventionsConventions--Mississippi. Constitutional Convention (1868)Force, M. F. (Manning Ferguson), 1824-1899Freedmen's Bureau--Northern District of MississippiHeadquarters, MilitaryHistorically free and newly freed African AmericansHoward, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909Humphreys, Benjamin Grubb, 1808-1882Jackson (Miss.)OhioOhio. GovernorTelegraph CompanyUnited States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned LandsUnited States. CongressWood, Thomas John, 1823-1906

Letter and list from Matilda Sharkey to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 4, 1865

Brownsville (Miss.)Capitulations, MilitaryCarriage and wagon makingCotton gins and ginningCrimeCrime--Destruction of propertyCrime--MurderCrime--TheftEnslaved peopleGrant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885GristmillsHeadquarters, MilitaryImpoverished peopleMcPherson, James Birdseye, 1828-1864OrphansPlantation overseersSharkey, MatildaSharkey, UnknownSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891Unionists (United States Civil War)United States. ArmyUnited States. CongressWidows

Telegram from President Andrew Johnson to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 30, 1865

Appointment to officeJackson (Miss.)Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875Mississippi. LegislatureMississippi. MilitiaNew Orleans (La.)Schurz, Carl, 1829–1906Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894Telegraph CompanyTelegraph Company--United States Military Telegraph Office (Washington, D.C.)United States. ArmyUnited States. CongressUnited States. PresidentVicksburg (Miss.)Washington (D.C.)Washington, George, 1732-1799White House (Washington, D.C.)

Letter to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 31, 1865

Canby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873Governors--LouisianaJackson (Miss.)New JerseyNewport (N.J.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873United States. CongressWashington (D.C.)

Letter from W. M. Hankins to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 31, 1865

Amnesty--United StatesFisher, E. S.Golliday, UnknownGrenada (Miss.)Hankins, W. M.JudgesPardonPost officesPostmastersSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873United States. CongressYalobusha County (Miss.)

Correspondence from R. C. Webb and William H. Webb to President Andrew Johnson; 1865

Cincinnati (Ohio)ClemencyFarmersGranville County (N.C.)Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus, 1815-1882Impoverished peopleJohnson, Andrew, 1808-1875Lafayette County (Miss.)Memphis (Tenn.)Nashville (Tenn.)North CarolinaOhioPardonPlanterSecessionSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Tomeney, J. M.Unionists (United States Civil War)United States. CongressUnited States. PresidentWebb, R. C.Webb, William H.

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)EmancipationEnslaved peopleForts--Fort Monroe (Va.)Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Political electionsRaleigh (N.C.)Rayner, K.Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Thompson, Jacob, 1810-1885United States. Congress

Letter from John C. Hamilton to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; October 11, 1865

African AmericansAndrew, John A. (John Albion), 1818-1867ConventionsConventions--Constitutional Convention (U.S.) (1787)Hamilton, John C.Jackson (Miss.)Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875MassachusettsMassachusetts. GovernorNew York (N.Y.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Union and Southern Rights Party (U.S.)United States. CongressWashington, George, 1732-1799

Letter from Amie Fort and Bessie Harris to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 15, 1865

Clark, Charles, 1811-1877Columbus (Miss.)Confederate States of America. PresidentDavis, Jefferson, 1808-1889Fort, AnnieHarris, BessieJohnson, Andrew, 1808-1875MemorialsPardonSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873United States. CongressUnited States. PresidentWashington (D.C.)

Letter from W. Goodman to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 9, 1865

Goodman, W.JudgesNew York (N.Y.)RailroadRailroad--Mississippi Central Railroad Company (1852-1877)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873StockholdersUnited States. CongressWest, Absalom Madden, 1818-1894

Letter from W. F. Shattuck to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 9, 1865

GunsmithingJackson (Miss.)Mississippi. MilitiaNew York (N.Y.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Shattuck, W. F.United States. ArmyUnited States. Congress

Letter from L. W. Graham to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 8, 1865

Appointment to officeBrown, ShepherdGraham, JamesJackson (Miss.)JudgesLand CommissionersLawyersLouisianaNew Orleans (La.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873United States. Congress

Letter from Dan R. Russell to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 8, 1865

Appointment to officeCarroll County (Miss.)Carrollton (Miss.)PostmastersPostmasters generalRussell, Daniel R.Saunders, WilliamUnionists (United States Civil War)United States. CongressUnited States. Congress. SenateWashington (D.C.)

Letter from William W. Orme to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 1, 1865

Jackson (Miss.)Memphis (Tenn.)Orme, William Ward, 1832-1866PlanterSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873TennesseeUnited States. CongressUnited States. Department of the Treasury

Letter from Secretary of the Interior James Harlan to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 4, 1865

Harlan, James, 1820-1899Jackson (Miss.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873United States. CongressUnited States. Department of the InteriorWashington (D.C.)

Letter from S. V. Hughston to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 5, 1865

Appointment to officeChoctaw County (Miss.)Disease and illnessFrench Camp (Miss.)Graham, S. D.Hughston, S. V.Impoverished peopleMilitary service exemptionPardonPost officesPostmastersResignationSecessionSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Unionists (United States Civil War)United States. Congress

Letter from John C. Hamblen to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 4, 1865

Canton (Miss.)De Bow, UnknownDrew, C. C.Greenlaw, UnknownHamblin, John C.Jackson (Miss.)Madison County (Miss.)Memphis (Tenn.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873SheriffsTate, UnknownTax AssessorsTaxationTaxation--MississippiTaylor, W.J.TennesseeUnited States. CongressUnited States. General Amnesty Act (1865)United States. PresidentWood, C. W.

Petition from J. Campbell and H. M. Morris to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 7, 1865

Amnesty--United StatesAvera, John W.Boards of PoliceBryan, B. B.Campbell, JosephClarke County (Miss.)Collins, John W.Collins, RobertDean, R. C.Gary, A. B. T.Gates, I. B.Gatlin, E.Greenhood, M.Gurnee, William R.Haddox, R. A.Hamilton, J. M.Hayes, J. P.Holley, JamesHough, John L.Jay, JohnJustices of the peaceKyser, J. T.McCarty, BenjaminMcCarty, O.McCowen, B.Menascu, JacobMississippi. LegislatureMorris, H. M.Ogburn, J. H.PardonPhysiciansPool, D. R.Red, D. R.Rogers, B. L.Rogers, W. M.Selling--AlcoholShanks, JohnSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Shubuta (Miss.)Smith, Charles A.Stores, RetailSullivan, T. G.United States. ArmyUnited States. CongressWatson, George R.Watts, Howard

Letter from James E. Semple to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 8, 1865

Amnesty--United StatesAppointment to officeDisease and illnessImpoverished peopleLand CommissionersMcWillie, William, 1795-1869Memphis (Tenn.)People with disabilitiesSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Temple, James E.TennesseeTennessee. GovernorTradespeopleUnited States. Congress

Letters from R. S. Buck and George K. Birchett to General H. W. Slocum; August 5, 1865

African AmericansArrestBirchett, George K., Jr.Buck, R. S.Collin, J. D.CourtsCrimeCrime--Forcible entry and detainerCrime--ThreatCrime--Witness intimidationHeadquarters, MilitaryJuryJustices of the peaceLawyersMiller, J. WarrenPhysiciansPlantationsPrison GuardPrisonsScott, R. P.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Slocum, Henry Warner, 1826-1894Thomas, Samuel, 1840-1903TrialUnited States. Adjutant-General's OfficeUnited States. ArmyUnited States. Army. Colored Infantry RegimentUnited States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned LandsUnited States. CongressUnited States. Department of the TreasuryVicksburg (Miss.)Warren County (Miss.)

Letter from M. S. Day to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 5, 1865

Appointment to officeCanby, Edward Richard Sprigg, 1817-1873Capitulations, MilitaryConfederate States of America. CongressCourtsCrimeCrime--FraudCrime--TheftJay, M. S.McCulloch, Hugh, 1808-1895Okolona (Miss.)Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873United States. CongressUnited States. Department of the Treasury

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

Amite County (Miss.)Amnesty--United StatesBeauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893Capitulations, MilitaryCentreville (Miss.)Confederate States of America. ArmyDowns, J. L.Fort Adams (Miss.)Military EngagementsMilitary Engagements--Chancellorsville, Battle of, Va., 1863Military familiesNatchez (Miss.)Prisoners of warStores, RetailTax collectorsTax exemptionTaxationTaxation--MississippiUnited States. CongressWhig Party (U.S.)Wilkinson County (Miss.)Wounds and injuries

Letter from Superintendent William Merrill to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 30, 1865

CarpentersClark, Charles, 1811-1877Debt reliefDrugstoresInstitution for the Instruction of the Blind (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)JudgesLegislatorsMatronsMerrill, WilliamMississippi. LegislatureOsterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917People with disabilitiesPeople with disabilities--BlindSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873South CarolinaSouth Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (S. C.)StudentsSuperintendentsTailorsTeachersUnited States. CongressYerger, William, 1816-1872

Letter from Richard Gray to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 29, 1865

Clarke County (Miss.)Columbus (Miss.)CrimeCrime--RobberyCrime--TheftDe Soto (Miss.)DeathFarmsGray, RichardRaidRailroadRailroad--Mobile and Ohio Railroad CompanySharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873United States. Congress

Letter and circular from Lyman Abbott to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 29, 1865

Abbott, Lyman H.American Union Commission (1865- )Baltimore (Md.)Boston (Mass.)Brimmer, Martin C.Caldwell, John D.Charleston (S.C.)Chicago (Ill.)ChristiansCincinnati (Ohio)ClergyCobb, Mrs. H. W.Cutler, Mrs. H. M. TracyDisease and illnessFarmersFarmsGriffith, G. S.IllinoisImmigrantsImpoverished peopleIndustrialistsIsrael, F.Jackson (Miss.)Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875JudgesKent, Horace L.Lane, G. W.LawyersLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865MarylandMiles, H. D.Nashville (Tenn.)New York (N.Y.)NewspapersOdiorne, T. G.OhioPeople with disabilitiesPierce, H. M.RefugeesRichmond (Va.)Root, E.SchoolsSecretariesSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873ShoemakersStout, A. V.SuperintendentsTeachersTennesseeThompson, Joseph Parrish, 1819-1879TradespeopleTreasurersTurner, DavidUnited States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned LandsUnited States. CongressUnited States. PresidentUnited States. War DepartmentWounds and injuries