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Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Letter from Sheriff Readman T. Portwood to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 21, 1864
African Americans
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Cotton gins and ginning
Crime
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Disease and illness
Gillum, Unknown
Grenada (Miss.)
Jails
Johnson, John
McNutt, Alexander G. (Alexander Gallatin), 1802-1848
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Status--Military deserters
Mills
Portwood, R. T.
Prison Guard
Sheriffs
Sunflower County (Miss.)
Under Review
Waites, Eli
Petition from Sarah James Hopkins to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; Undated
Archa, James
Bankston, J. T.
Braxton, Eli
Briggs, E. S.
Buckalew, A.
Buckalew, Z.
Carr, D. S.
Carr, M.
Carr, Samuel
Cherry, M. A.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clarke County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Crime
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Death
Edmondes, J.
Evans, S.
Evans, T. H.
Fleming, John
Gaugh, W. G.
Gaugh, William
Granthan, W. S.
Griffith, B.
Griffith, S.
Griffith, Samuel
Griffith, William
Hamell, W. W.
Hancock, William M.
Hopkins, Sarah Jane
Hopkins, Tilman
Hopkins, William
Huff, O. M
Impoverished people
Irby, E. H.
Irby, J. W.
Jails
Johnston, Thomas J.
Judges
Justices of the peace
Kennedy, Thomas R.
Kitches, S. H.
Long, Thomas
Loper, A.
McDonald, W. C.
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status--Military families
Morgan, Charles
Parker, Thomas S.
Saenger?, William?
Sheriffs
Suly, J. S.
Weekley, J. P.
Widows
Wiggins, J. O.
Williams, John
Winston, W. S.
Wright, J. B.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; Undated
Appointment to office
Bradford, B. M.
Brin, A. W.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Commissioners
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Number 41 (1865)
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Hamilton, James S.
Itawamba County (Miss.)
Legislators
Lowery, Robert
Luckett, O. A.
Lyles, W. D.
Mayson, Hamilton
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Mississippi. Legislature
Moore, G. D.
Noxubee County (Miss.)
Pattorn, William S.
Physicians
Quin, P. C.
Simonton, John M.
Taylor, C. A.
Terry, L. B.
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
Unknown, W. ?.
Letter to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 22, 1864
Alabama
Alabama. Governor
Blacksmiths
Carriage and wagon making
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Coley, Unknown
Commissioners
Coopers
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Jackson (Miss.)
Jails
Laborers
Mills
Montgomery (Ala.)
Prison Guard
Salt contractors
Selma (Ala.)
Simonton, John M.
Teamsters
Watercraft
Watercraft--Admiral (Steamer)
Watts, T. H. (Thomas Hill), 1819-1892
List of charges and specifications by Lieutenant T. Horatio Everson; September 1865
African Americans
Brown, I. T.
Burwell, Charles B.
Crime
Crime--Assault and battery
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Robbery
Crime--Theft
Crime--Threat
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Ester, William J.
Everson, T. Horatio
Gordon, W. A.
Headquarters, Military
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Hulburts, Unknown
Humphreys, Benjamin G. (Benjamin Grubb), 1865-1923
Jackson (Miss.)
LeMessage, Allen
LeMessage, Isaac
Meridian (Miss.)
Osterhaus, Peter, 1823-1917
Provost Marshals
Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873
Stokes, Robert
Stokes, William W.
Stores, Retail
Trial
United States. Adjutant-General’s Office
Watkins, Unknown
Letter from G. F. Mill to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 8, 1865
Appointment to office
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Commissioners
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Humphries, William
Military Status--Prisoners of war
Mississippi. Legislature
Neill, G. F.
Physicians
Affidavit and appeal from Lucinda Cantrill and Mary Jane Smyth to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 13, 1865
African Americans
Black, Davie
Brown, Stephen A.
Cantrill, Lucinda
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 33rd (Hurst's)
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Rape and Sexual Assault
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Enslaved people
Greene County (Miss.)
Impoverished people
Jails
Justices of the peace
Lawyers
Lewis, Unknown
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Marriage
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Status--Military families
Prisons
Probate courts
Public prosecutors
Sheriffs
Smith, Mary Jane
Spikes, Lucinda
Spikes, Tyra
Trial
Widows
Williams, James
Letter from James Fort to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 6, 1865
Appointment to office
Bradley, John
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Commissioners
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Daniel, J. R.
Falconer, Howard
Fort, James
Marshall County (Miss.)
Upshaw, Edward W.
Walker, John C.
Letter from Hezekiah W. Foote to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 4, 1865
Appointment to office
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Commissioners
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Number 41 (1865)
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Dade, Henry Chew
Foote, H. W.
Foote, Lucinda Frances
Macon (Miss.)
Military Status--Military families
Military prisons
Letter from Captain S. S. Angevine to Sheriff R. T. Portwood; November 17, 1864
Angevine, S. S.
Confederate States of America. Army
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Grenada (Miss.)
Headquarters, Military
Portwood, R. T.
Sheriffs
Sunflower County (Miss.)
Letter from Judge Robert S. Hudson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 26, 1864
Attala County (Miss.)
Boards of Police
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Commissioners
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America--Draft. Evasion
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry
Courts
Crime
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Distillation
Distilleries
Edinburg (Miss.)
Grand jury
Harmons?, Unknown
Holmes County (Miss.)
Hudson, Robert S.
Impoverished people
Judges
Judicial Districts
Leake County (Miss.)
Madison County (Miss.)
Military Status--Draft resisters
Military Status--Military deserters
Military Status--Military families
Mississippi. Legislation. An act to prevent the distillation of spirituous liquors… (Approved April 5, 1864)
Mississippi. Legislation. Chapter XXIII (1863)
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Pharmacists
Physicians
Police
Political elections
Rentfrow, Unknown
Selling--Liquors
Under Review
Unionists (United States Civil War)
United States. Army
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Letter from B. F. Hammon to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 19, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clerks
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Hammon, B. F.
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Missouri
Superintendents
United States. Army
Letter from Lock E. Houston to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 13, 1864
Barton, J. D.
Burton, James M.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 4th (Army of 10,000-Davidson's). Company E
Confederate States of America. Secret Service
Crime
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Courts-martial)
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Houston, Lock E.
Legislators
Macon (Miss.)
Maury, Dabney Herndon, 1822-1900
Meridian (Miss.)
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Legislature. House of Representatives
Mississippi. Legislature. Senate
Pinson, S. D.
Pruitt, G. M.
Trial
Wilson, Jeff
Letter from S. B. Hartley to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 13, 1864
Boards of Medicine
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Commissioners
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Grenada (Miss.)
Hartley, S. B.
Macon (Miss.)
Mayors
McLean, R. D.
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Shiloh, Battle of, Tenn., 1862
Military Events--Blockade
Military Events--Military discharge
People with disabilities
Shearon, T. R.
Under Review
United States. Army
Watkins, L. A.
Wounds and injuries
Letter from M. G. Moore to Alabama Governor Thomas H. Watts; August 1864
Alabama
Alabama. Convict Labor
Alabama. Executive Department
Alabama. Governor
Alabama. Legislature
Alabama. State Penitentiary (Wetumpka, Ala.)
Baker, A. C.
Brown, Unknown
Columbus (Miss.)
Cotton factors
Courts
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Inspectors
Jackson (Miss.)
Mechanics
Mississippi Convict Leasing
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Montgomery (Ala.)
Moore, M. G.
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Physicians
Prison Guard
Prison wardens
Prisons
Rice, J. M.
Rice, Unknown
Saxon, L. P.
Shorter, John Gill, 1818-1872
Under Review
Watts, Thomas Hill, 1819-1892
Wetumpka (Ala.)
Williams, Thomas
Letter from Robert S. Hudson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 25, 1864
Attala County (Miss.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Courts
Crime
Crime--Extortion
Crime--Threat
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Death
Distilleries
Edinburg (Miss.)
Holmes County (Miss.)
Hudson, R. S.
Jails
Judges
Lawyers
Leake County (Miss.)
Madison County (Miss.)
Military Events--Raid
Military Status--Military deserters
Mississippi. High Court of Errors and Appeals
Neshoba County (Miss.)
United States. Army
Winston County (Miss.)
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 27, 1864
Alabama
Alabama. Convict Labor
Alabama. State Penitentiary (Wetumpka, Ala.)
Attorneys General
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Congress. Legislation. Impressment Law (1863)
Courts
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Jackson (Miss.)
Jails
Louisiana
Military Events--Invasions
Military Events--Military discharge
Military training camps
Mississippi. Legislature
Mississippi. Office of the Attorney General
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Sheriffs
Superintendents
United States. Army
Wharton, Thomas J.
Letter from Joel M. Acker to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark with enclosed petition; May 21, 1864
Aberdeen (Miss.)
Acker, Joel M.
Adams, Robert S.
Beene, R. O.
Boards of Police
Chism, Wesley
Chism, Westly
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clarke, D.
Clerks
Confederate States of America. Army
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Clemency
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Pleading
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Davis, R.
Dillingham, H. M.
Edde, M. P.
Grand jury
Holliday, John
Houston, Lock C.
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Judges
Kendall, R. P.
Kilpatrick, Unknown
Lawyers
Love, C.
Macon (Miss.)
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Monroe County (Miss.)
Morgan, Lucian
Perry, I. W.
Public prosecutors
Robert, H. C.
Sheriffs
Short, J. C.
Simms, J. B.
Smith, N.
Smith, William B.
Spratt, H. D.
Tindall, J. L., Jr.
Unionists (United States Civil War)
Vernon, J.
Wallace, E. R.
Waltin, J. C?.
Webb, W. T.
Whitfield, O. H.
Williams, T. W.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 16, 1864
Camphien, K. L.
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Clayton, George R.
Cobert, Charles H.
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Courts
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Cruso, C. R.
Eggleston, E. C.
Harrison, James T.
Hill, Green T.
Hudson, John T.
Jails
Joice, M.
Lawyers
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Murdock, Abraham
Rice, T. W.
Sheriffs
Syskes, James
Under Review
Whitfield, James
Wyome, James M.
Letter from Superintendent Robert Kells to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 18, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Disease and illness
Hospitals
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Kells, Robert
Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908
Mental illness
Military Engagements
Military Engagements--Sherman's March to the Sea, 1864
Mississippi. State Hospital
Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
Treasurers
United States. Army
Yerger, E. M. (Edward M.)
Letter from S. M. Meek to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 16, 1864
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Columbus (Miss.)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Burglary
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Robbery
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Indictments
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Hill, George T.
Hills, G. T.
Intoxicated
Jails
Joice, M.
Judicial Districts
Judicial Districts--6th (Miss.)
Lawyers
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Meek, S. M.
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Public prosecutors
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to Captain W. E. Montgomery; February 12, 1864
African Americans
Confederate States of America--Quartermaster
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Bureau of Conscription
Crime
Crime--Destruction of property
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Parole
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Enslaved people
Impressment
Impressment--War Material
Macon (Miss.)
Military Events--Disband Military Units
Military Events--Military discharge
Military Events--Military leaves and furloughs
Military Status--Military deserters
Mississippi River
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd. Reserves
Montgomery, W. E.
Plantations
Spies
United States. Army
Incomplete letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; December 28, 1863
Attorneys General
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
Confederate States of America. Congress
Confederate States of America. Supreme Court
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Writ of Habeas Corpus
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Marshall, Charles J.
Massachusetts
Massachusetts. General Court
Massachusetts. Legislation. Chapter 111 (Unknown)
Mississippi. High Court of Errors and Appeals
Mississippi. Supreme Court
Wharton, Thomas J.
Wiley, B. J.
Ration return of Lieutenant James H. Smith; August 25, 1865
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Grenada (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Prison Guard
Risdon, O. C.
Smith, James H.
United States. Army
United States. Army. Colored Artillery Regiment, 5th
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 50th
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 52nd
United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
United States. War Department
United States. War Department. Subsistence Department
Ration return of Lieutenant James H. Smith; August 11, 1865
Crime
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Disease and illness
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Hospitals
Hospitals--Employees
Jackson (Miss.)
Military Status--Military families
Prison Guard
Risdon, O. C.
Smith, James H.
United States. Army
United States. Army--Commissariat
United States. Army. Colored Infantry Regiment, 52nd
United States. War Department
United States. War Department. Subsistence Department
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