Request from Lieutenant James H. Smith to Captain J. P. Schooley; August 14, 1865

African AmericansDixon, UnknownHistorically free and newly freed African AmericansImpoverished peopleJackson (Miss.)Schooley, J. P.Smith, James H.United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned LandsUnited States. War DepartmentUnited States. War Department. Subsistence Department

Letter from E. J. Goode to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 17, 1862

Confederate States of America--DraftDixon, UnknownGoode, Enos J.Jackson (Miss.)Louline, UnknownMilitary Events--Recruiting and enlistmentMississippi. MilitiaMississippi. Militia. Cavalry RegimentMonticello (Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Letter from O. Metcalfe to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 4, 1860

Adams County (Miss.)Carothers?, UnknownCourtsCrimeCrime--Assault and batteryCriminal Procedure--ClemencyCriminal Procedure--PardonDeathDixon, UnknownJailsJuryMetcalfe, OrenNatchez (Miss.)Patton, J. B.Perry, A.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Public prosecutorsStoddard, UnknownTrialWood, Thomas J.

Letter from Dixon and Percy to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; August 9, 1869

African AmericansAmes, Adelbert, 1835-1933Boston (Tex.)Bowie County (Tex.)Copeland, WilliamCrimeCrime--MurderCriminal Procedure--ArrestCriminal Status--Fugitives from justiceDixon, UnknownGreenville (Miss.)JailsLawyersPercy, UnknownRogers, EdmundSheriffsTexasWashington County (Miss.)