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United States. Congress. House
Resolution from James Birney of the state of Michigan; February 2, 1861
Birney, James
Blair, Austin, 1818-1894
Crime
Crime--Treason
Legislators
Michigan
Mussey, Dexter
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
Letter from Kentucky Governor Beriah Magoffin to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 28, 1861
Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863
Frankfort (Ky.)
Kentucky
Kentucky. Executive Department
Kentucky. General Assembly
Magoffin, Beriah, 1815-1885
Meriwether, D. (David), 1800-1893
Mississippi. Legislature
Monroe, Thomas B., Jr.
Porter, Thomas P.
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. President
Letter from Kentucky Governor Beriah Magoffin to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 26, 1861
African Americans
Bell, Joshua F.
Butler, William O.
Cabinet officers
Clay, Jasper B.
Commissioners
Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863
Enslavers
Frankfort (Ky.)
Guthrie, Jasper
Kentucky
Kentucky. Executive Department
Kentucky. General Assembly
Magoffin, Beriah, 1815-1885
Meriwether, D. (David), 1800-1893
Monroe, Thomas B., Jr.
Morehead, C. S.
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Porter, Thomas P.
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
Virginia
Virginia. General Assembly
Washington (D.C.)
Wickliffe, Chas. A.
Letter from Illinois Governor Richard Yates to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus ; February 2, 1861
Commissioners
Cullom, Shelby M.
Hoffman, Francis A.
Illinois
Illinois. Executive Department
Illinois. General Assembly
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Springfield (Ill.)
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
Virginia
Virginia. General Assembly
Washington (D.C.)
Yates, Richard, 1815-1873
Letter from Hugh J. Jewett to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 28, 1861
Allen, Charles N.
Ames, H.
Ashburn, T. Q.
Baker, Evan
Baldwin, W. H.
Ball, A.
Berry, John
Bigler, William, 1814-1880
Brown, Drury J.
Burchard, M.
Burns, B.
Buxton, D.
Cahill, Unknown
Carlisle, D. W.
Carter, A. G. W. (Alfred George Washington), 1819-1885
Chase, J. E.
Chittenden, Sterne
Coffinberry, J. M.
Collier, J. P.
Columbus (Ohio)
Cucshing, A.
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Dickey, John A.
Dougherty, J. M
Dougherty, M. A.
Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Dunbar, William
Durbin, W. C.
Estell, J. A.
Ferguson, John
Follet, Chas.
Gamble, Unknown
Gerrard, John H.
Gibney, John
Gilmore, Unknown
Givham, William P.
Gould, C. W.
Hanna, John E.
Harkrader, John
Harrington, L. W.
Hofman, J. J.
Houck, David A.
Houston, James
Howey, J. M.
Hughes, Arthur
Huston, James
Jackson, A. M.
Jackson, W. J.
Jacobs, J. J.
Jewett, Hugh J. (Hugh Judge), 1817-1898
Jones, O. F.
Judges
Kees, J. W.
Kelly, Joseph
Key, Thomas Marshall, 1819-1869
Kiersted, Jere
Lahm, Samuel
Lake, C.
Layman, Amos
LeBlond, F. C. Le
Leckey, A.
Legislators
Louden, James
Manning, James
McCune, Unknown
McDowell, J. (James), 1822 or 1823-1885
McKinney, Franklin
McMakin, John
Medary, S. (Samuel), 1801-1864
Miller, William H.
Mitchner, Charles H.
Murdock, P.
Newman, William
Newton, J. H.
Noble, C. L.
Ohio
Ohio. General Assembly
Onderdonk, H. M.
Patterson, H. W.
Patterson, Moses J.
Payne, H. B.
Peaty, Jacob
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Physicians
Potts, B. F.
Powell, Thomas
Preble, N. M.
Ranney, Rufus P.
Reed, William
Riblet, R.
Richardson, William P.
Ridgeway, John K.
Robb, David
Robinson, Isaac
Runkle, B. P.
Safford, W. H.
Samsel, D. S.
Sanford, B. D.
Scofield, W. E.
Searle, C. W.
Shaefer, Morgan
Shaw, S. W.
Shideler, Henry
Skinner, M. P.
Slusser, L.
Smith, C. J. W.
Smith, Jonas
Snyder, Daniel
Spriggs, B. F.
Stark, W. M.
Stewart, John D.
Thompson, J. F.
Thompson, Joseph
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
Vancleaf, A. R.
Warden, R. B
Westcott, John
White, J. H.
Williams, Jere
Wright, Joseph F.
Young, John H.
Zanesville (Ohio)
Letter from Maine Governor Israel Washburn Jr. to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 22, 1861
Augusta (Me.)
HALL, JOSEPH B.
Kemper County (Miss.)
Legislators
Maine
Maine. Executive Department
Maine. Legislature
Maine. Secretary of State
Marshall, T. H.
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Legislature. Senate
Morrill, Lot M.
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Pike, F. A. (Frederick Augustus), 1817-1886
Scholars
Scientists
Teachers
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Department of State
Washburn, Israel, Jr.
Letter from Charles E. Hooker to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 20, 1860
Charleston (S.C.)
Charleston Hotel (Memphis, Tenn.)
Columbia (Miss.)
Conventions
Conventions--Mississippi. Convention (1861)
Delaware
Dickinson, Henry, 1806-1872
Disease and illness
Elmore, Unknown
Epidemic
Gist, William Henry
Hooker, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1825-1914
Ingliss, Unknown
Jackson (Miss.)
Jamison, Unknown
Legislators
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Political elections
Secession
South Carolina
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
Letter from John Camden to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 5, 1860
Bell, John, 1796-1869
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875
Camden, John
Crystal Springs (Miss.)
Death
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Electoral college
Hazlehurst (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Political elections
Political elections--Election of 1860
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Office of the Vice President
United States. President
Letter from John Cowdan to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 23, 1860
Abolitionists
Africa
African Americans
Bell, John, 1796-1869
Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875
California
Cowdan, John
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Enslaved people
Hazlehurst (Miss.)
Illinois
Impoverished people
Indiana
Jackson (Miss.)
Kansas
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Political elections
Political elections--Election of 1860
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
Letter from Robert Black to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 30, 1860
Aberdeen (Miss.)
Black, Robert
Columbus (Miss.)
Davis, Reuben, 1813-1890
Dillingham, James
McWillie, William, 1795-1869
Monroe County (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Sipsey Creek
Sipsey River (Ala.)
Splunge (Miss.)
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. General Land Office
Letter from A. E. Lewis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 12, 1860
Commissioners
Jackson County (Miss.)
Lewis, A. E.
Pascagoula (Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Political elections
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
Letter from W. L. Sykes to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 23, 1860
African Americans
Confederate States of America--Ordnance
Connecticut
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1806-1863
Jackson (Miss.)
McCulloch, Ben, 1811-1862
Mississippi. Militia
Morse, George Woodward, 1812-1888
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Sykes, Walter L.
United States. Army
United States. Army. Ordnance Department
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. War Department
United States. War Department. Inspector General's Office
Washington (D.C.)
Whitney, Unknown
Letter from Reuben Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 25, 1859
Circus
Clemency
Convicted
Crime
Crime--Murder
Davis, Reuben, 1813-1890
Death
Disease and illness
Imprisoned people
Imprisonment
Legislators
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Mississippi. Supreme Court
Montgomery, William, 1818-1870
Pardon
Pennsylvania
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Trial
Turner, Wilson
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
Washington (D.C.)
Wounds and injuries
Yazoo City (Miss.)
Letter from W. B. Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 24, 1859
African Americans
California
Conventions
Conventions--South Carolina. Convention (1860-1862)
Davis, W. B.
Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Hungary
Ireland
Kansas
McWillie, William, 1795-1869
Michigan
Missouri
Ohio
Pacific Ocean
Poland
Political elections
Political elections--Election of 1852
Political elections--Election of 1856
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872
Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement Between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic (1848 February 2)
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Ordinance of 1787
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Wilmington (N.C.)
Letter from Georgia Governor Rufus B. Bullock to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; February 3, 1870
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Atlanta (Ga.)
Bullock, Rufus B. (Rufus Brown), 1834-1907
Conley, Benjamin
Cotting, David G.
Georgia
Georgia. Executive Department
Georgia. General Assembly
Georgia. Governor
Georgia. Secretary of State
McWhorter, R. L.
Mills, J. G. W.
Newton, John J.
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Constitution. 15th Amendment
United States. Department of State
Letter from Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 27, 1869
African Americans
Columbus (Ohio)
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893
Lee, J. C.
Ohio
Ohio. Executive Department
Ohio. General Assembly
Ohio. General Assembly. House of Representatives
Ohio. General Assembly. Senate
Ohio. Governor
Ohio. Secretary of State
Political elections
Sherwood, Isaac R.
Thornhill, F. W.
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Constitution. 15th Amendment
Letter from Benjamin D. Whitney to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; October 3, 1868
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Appointment to office
Callan Nicholas
Land Commissioners
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
Washington (D.C.)
Whitney, Benjamin D.
Deposition from Robert Robinson to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 1, 1868
Alcorn, Robert J.
Attorneys General
Camargo (Miss.)
Clarke, Charles W.
Commissioners
Eggleston, Beroth B.
Evergreen (Miss.)
Itawamba County (Miss.)
Jamison, Andrew J.
Legislators
Mississippi. Auditor of Public Accounts
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Legislature. Senate
Mississippi. Secretary of State
Mississippi. Treasury Department
Monroe County (Miss.)
Morgan, WIlliam J.
Morris, Joshua S.
Political elections
Railsback, Jehiel
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Robison, Robert
Schools
Superintendents
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
Whitfield, Unknown
Williams, Duncan M.
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