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Letter from B. F. Moore Jr. to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 28, 1865
AfricaAfrican AmericansAmnesty--United StatesBirthConfederate States of America. CongressConvictedCrimeCrime--TreasonDavis, Jefferson, 1808-1889EmancipationEnslaved peopleJackson (Miss.)Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875Meridian (Miss.)Moore, B. F., Jr.NewspapersNewspapers--Raleigh (N.C.) StandardPlanterSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891TaxationTaxation--MississippiUnionists (United States Civil War)United States. CongressUnited States. General Amnesty Act (1865)United States. President
Letter from Sheriff S. F. Kendrick to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 26, 1865
Aberdeen (Miss.)AlabamaAmnesty--United StatesAnderson, UnknownAppointment to officeBirthBuchanan, James, 1791-1868Confederate States of America--DraftConfederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)Davis, L. H.Houston, S. E.Impoverished peopleIndian agentsJackson (Miss.)Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875JudgesKendricks, S. F.LawyersMonroe County (Miss.)Native AmericansNative Americans--Pueblo NationNew MexicoPolitical electionsProbate law and practiceResignationSecessionSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873SheriffsUnionists (United States Civil War)United States. General Amnesty Act (1865)United States. President
Letter from James R. Challere to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 13, 1865
African AmericansBayou Pierre River (Miss.)Berry, HannahBerry, James M.Berry, ThomasBirthChallere, James R.Cincinnati (Ohio)DeathDisease and illnessEnslaved peopleEnslaversGrand Gulf (Miss.)Historically free and newly freed African AmericansKu Klux Klan (19th century)MarriageMartial lawPlantationsPort Gibson (Miss.)RefugeesSharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873Unionists (United States Civil War)
Letter from R. G. Garmon to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 10, 1863
BirthBromley, H. C.Cabarrus County (N.C.)Chesterville (Miss.)Disease and illnessFarmersFlautt (Tallahatchie County, Miss.)Garmon, R. G.George, James Z. (James Zachariah), 1826-1897Military training campsMilitary transferMississippi. MilitiaMississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd (Harris')Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 2nd (Harris'). Company AMississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 4thMississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 4th. Company GNorth CarolinaPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Pontotoc County (Miss.)Tallahatchie County (Miss.)Weatherall, John T.Williams, C. H.Williams, UnknownYoung, William
Legal Document from Susan Ashley to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 11, 1863
Ashley, SusanAshley, WilliamBarbour, William A.BirthButler, Wiley J.Copiah County (Miss.)Grenada (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Justices of the peaceMilitary dischargeMilitary familiesMiller, W. W.Mississippi. Executive DepartmentMississippi. MilitiaMississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 1st (King's)Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 1st (King's). Company BPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Rives, James H.Secretaries
Letter from Mary A. Harper to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 8, 1862
BirthConfederate States of America. ArmyConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4th. Company CConfederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 12thDeathDisease and illnessHarper, Mary A.Hughes, HenryMagruder, J. M.Military EngagementsMilitary Engagements--Seven Days' Battles, Va., 1862Military familiesMilitary transferMorehead, Benjamin H.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867PhysiciansPort Gibson (Miss.)Richmond (Va.)Wilbourn, C. C.Wounds and injuries
Report from the Mississippi Lunatic Asylum to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 1, 1860
Adams County (Miss.)AlabamaAllen, H. H.Allen, J. B.Amite County (Miss.)ArkansasAtlanta (Ga.)Attala County (Miss.)Augusta (Ga.)BirthBobb, W. L.Brandon (Miss.)Calhoun County (Miss.)CanadaCarpentersCarroll County (Miss.)Choctaw County (Miss.)ChristiansChristians--BaptistsChristians--CatholicsChristians--EpiscopaliansChristians--LutheransChristians--MethodistsChristians--PresbyteriansCivil engineersClaiborne County (Miss.)Clarke County (Miss.)ClergyClerksCollege teachersConfectionersCopiah County (Miss.)Covington County (Miss.)Crane, William C.DeSoto County (Miss.)DeathDisease and illnessEngineersFarmersFearn, George R.Fisher, A. A.Franklin County (Miss.)Fugitives from justiceGardenersGeorgiaGermanyGreen, William Mercer, 1798-1887Grenada (Miss.)Hancock County (Miss.)Handsboro (Gulfport, Miss.)Harrison County (Miss.)Hatch, LeeHillman W.Hinds County (Miss.)Hobbs, HowellHolmes County (Miss.)HousewivesIndianaIrelandItawamba County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Jacques, A.Jarvis, Edward, 1803-1884Jasper County (Miss.)Jefferson County (Miss.)Julienne, L.Keeney, J. C.Kells, RobertKemper County (Miss.)KentuckyLaborersLafayette County (Miss.)Langley, W. W.Lauderdale County (Miss.)LaundressesLawrence County (Miss.)LawyersLeake County (Miss.)Lidix, D.LouisianaLowndes County (Miss.)Madison County (Miss.)Marion County (Miss.)MarriageMarshall County (Miss.)MarylandMassachusettsMassachusetts. General CourtMatronsMcGill, R. F.Memphis (Tenn.)Mental illnessMerchantsMichiganMississippi State HospitalMississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Mississippi. LegislatureMizell, A.Moon, UnknownMurell, UnknownNashville (Tenn.)Neshoba County (Miss.)New JerseyNew Orleans (La.)New York (N.Y.)Newton County (Miss.)North CarolinaNoxubee County (Miss.)O'Brian, John R.OhioOktibbeha County (Miss.)Organ grindersPaintersPanola County (Miss.)Parsons, Mary A.Patterson, F. W.Patterson, UnknownPearl River (Miss. and La.)PennsylvaniaPests--ControlPhiladelphia (Miss.)Philadelphia (Pa.)Philips, M. N.PhysiciansPike County (Miss.)Plantation overseersPontotoc County (Miss.)Rankin County (Miss.)Raymond (Miss.)Robinson, James H.SaddleryScott County (Miss.)SeamstressesSecretariesSharkey, Minerva (Hyland) WrenShelton, D.ShoemakersSimpson County (Miss.)Smith County (Miss.)South CarolinaStatisticiansSteward, J. D.StewardsStudentsSuperintendentsSupervisorsSwasey, H. A.SwitzerlandTallahatchie County (Miss.)TeachersTennesseeTexasTippah County (Miss.)Tishomingo County (Miss.)TradespeopleTunica County (Miss.)Universities and collegesUniversities and colleges--University of MississippiVicksburg (Miss.)VirginiaWidowersWidowsWilkinson County (Miss.)Williams, Mrs. E.Winston County (Miss.)WritersYalobusha County (Miss.)Yazoo City (Miss.)Yazoo County (Miss.)