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Letter from Mark Joseph to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 6, 1876
African Americans
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Crime
Crime--Riots
Crime--Shooting
Crime--Witness intimidation
Democratic Club (Vernon, Miss.)
Disenfranchisement
Fairfax, Bailers
Jackson (Miss.)
Joseph, Mark
Judges
Justices of the peace
Madison County (Miss.)
Mississippi. Executive Department
Packer, A. G.
Plantations
Plantations--Finch Kearney Plantation (Miss.)
Political Parties--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Political elections
Pratt, F. B.
Refugees
Rhodes, T.
Ross, R. J.
Secretaries
Vernon (Madison County, Miss.)
Warner, A.
Letter from J. J. Gainey to L. M. Hall; July 30, 1870
African Americans
Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894
Arkansas
Arkansas. Governor
Armstead, John
Armstead, Kim
Boones, Unknown
Brown, William H.
Clerks
Clubs and Secret Societies
Clubs and Secret Societies--Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Conkle, John
Crime
Crime--Affray
Crime--Assault and battery
Crime--Murder
Crime--Shooting
Crime--Threat
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Death
Detectives
Foard, W. H.
Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877
Gainey, J. J.
Gouldsby, Mat
Hall, L. M.
Jackson (Miss.)
Kimmons, Edgar
Lafayette County (Miss.)
Lawyers
Lorantz, Newt
Main, Edwin M.
Mayors
McFarland, Billy
McFarland, Daniel
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Secret Service Bureau
Newell, Sam
Newspapers
Newspapers--Oxford (Miss.) Falcon
Oxford (Miss.)
Pine Bluff (Ark.)
Plantations
Sheriffs
Watson, Amanda M.
Westbrooks, Joe
Widows
Wilson, C. N.
Wood, Ingnatius Few
Wood, Thomas
Yocona (Miss.)
Petition to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 14, 1870
Aberdeen (Miss.)
Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894
Appointment to office
Chancellors
Clay, Rollins
Clay, Washington
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Halth, Jack
Lawyers
Logan, Savage
McAllister, Washington
Whitfield, Alex
Whitfield, Calvin
Whitfield, Charles
Whitfield, Gabriel
Whitfield, Henry
Whitfield, Isaac
Whitfield, Isaac, Jr.
Whitfield, Jack
Whitfield, M. A.
Whitfield, O. H.
Whitfield, William
Letter from A. P. Miller to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; March 19, 1870
African Americans
Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894
Crime
Crime--Robbery
Criminal Procedure--Clemency
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Eason, Thomas
Eason, Tom
Emancipation and self emancipation
Enslaved people
Hewson, H. F.
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Jackson (Miss.)
Jails
Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment
Miller, Alexander P., 1808-1887
Mississippi. Executive Department
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Rankin County (Miss.)
United States. Army
Warren County (Miss.)
Letter from Mayor H. B. Gegan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; February 24, 1870
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Baltimore (Md.)
Beall, Fred.
Beiner, Fred
Chicago (Ill.)
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Gegan, H. B.
Illinois
Lawyers
Maryland
Mayors
Memphis (Tenn.)
Ohio
Tennessee
West Point (Miss.)
Letter from Sheriff A. Parker to Lieutenant William Atwood; February 18, 1870
Atwood, William
Coroners
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
East Feliciana Parish (La.)
Goanelle?, William U.
Governors--Louisiana
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Liberty (Miss.)
Louisiana
Morgan, F. R.
Parker, A.
Sharky, John C.
Sheriffs
United States. Adjutant-General’s Office
United States. Army
Letter from Superintendent Z. A. Philips to O. H. Crandall; February 17, 1870
Blacksmiths
Brennan, William
Carpenters
Carriage and wagon making
Clarke County (Miss.)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crandall, O. H.
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Harness making and trade
Iron and steel workers
Jackson (Miss.)
Manufacturers
Mississippi Convict Leasing
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Philips, Z. A.
Physicians
Richardson, E.
Superintendents
Wagonmaker
Letter from J. H. Pierce to Major William Atwood; February 14, 1870
African Americans
Atwood, William
Avant, W. T.
Avery, Unknown
Crandall, O. H.
Crime
Crime--Murder
Crime--Robbery
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Jackson (Miss.)
Jails
Kentucky
McClain, John M.
Mooney, C. E.
Panola (Miss.)
Physicians
Pierce, J. H.
Tallahatchie County (Miss.)
United States. Army
West, Unknown
Letter from Sheriff A. Parker to Lieutenant William Atwood; February 13, 1870
Amite County (Miss.)
Atwood, William
Cox, Matthew
Crandall, O. H.
Crime
Crime--Murder
Crime--Robbery
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
East Feliciana Parish (La.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Liberty (Miss.)
Louisiana
Morgan, F. R.
Parker, A.
Physicians
Sharky, Jack
Sheriffs
Tangipahoa (La.)
United States. Adjutant-General’s Office
United States. Army
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. Department of State
Georgia. Executive Department
Georgia. General Assembly
Georgia. Governor
McWhorter, R. L.
Mills, J. G. W.
Newton, John J.
United States. Congress
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. Senate
United States. Constitution
United States. Constitution. 15th Amendment
United States. Department of State
Letter from Superintendent Robert Kells to Superintendent Z. A. Philips; January 25, 1870
African Americans
Bryant, Lee
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Disease and illness
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
JOhnson, Thomas H.
Jackson (Miss.)
Kells, Robert
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Philips, Z. A.
Physicians
Prisons
Ripley, Bigler L.
Superintendents
Surgeons
Letter from H. H. Winter and C. E. Murphy to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 25, 1870
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Calhoun County (Miss.)
Crime
Crime--Murder
Death
Hamby, George
Murphy, C. E.
Pittsboro (Miss.)
Sheriffs
Weeks, Solomon
Winter, H. H.
Letters from Superintendent Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; 1870
African Americans
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Bryant, Lee
Carroll County (Miss.)
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Crime--Manslaughter
Criminal Procedure--Charges and specifications (Courts-martial)
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Release
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Disease and illness
Impoverished people
JOhnson, Thomas H.
Jackson (Miss.)
Kells, Robert
Military Events--Military desertion
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Philips, T. A.
Physicians
Ripley, Bigler L.
Superintendents
Letter from Superintendent Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 1870
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Death
Jackson (Miss.)
McCarty, Lewis
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Philips, Z. A.
Physicians
Plantations
Plantations--Peru Plantations
Smith, W. C.
Superintendents
Letter from J. C. Hammack to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 16, 1870
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Crime
Crime--Murder
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
DeKalb (Miss.)
Felton, T. W.
Hammack, J. C.
Kemper County (Miss.)
Texas
Webb, E.
Letter from Justice of the Peace William Price to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 14, 1870
Adjutants
African Americans
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Crandall, O. H.
Crime
Crime--Fornication
Gifford, E.
Grenada (Miss.)
Judges
Physicians
Price, William
Depositions from Harriet Cook, L. Perkins, and Melinda Townsend to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 13, 1870
African Americans
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Cook, Harriet
Crime
Crime--Fornication
Gifford, E.
Grenada (Miss.)
Hospitals
Hotels
Intoxicated
Johnston, C. C.
Judges
Justices of the peace
Lincoln, C. P.
Mayors
Military training camps--Camp Grenada (Miss.)
Perkins, Levinia
Price, Unknown
Price, William
Townsend, Melinda
Unknown, June
Yalobusha County (Miss.)
Letter from Sheriff J. P. Matthews to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 10, 1870
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Beauregard (Miss.)
Cheeves, Frank
Copiah County (Miss.)
Crime
Crime--Murder
Death
Gallatin (Miss.)
Johnson, William
Matthews, J. P.
Sheriffs
Wounds and injuries
Letter from Thomas Hanby to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 6, 1870
African Americans
Alabama
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Arkansas
Atwood, William
Calhoun County (Miss.)
Crandall, O. H.
Crime
Crime--Assassination
Crime--Murder
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Death
Grenada (Miss.)
Hamby, George
Hamby, Mrs. George
Hamby, Thomas
Historically free and newly freed African Americans
Physicians
Pittsboro (Miss.)
Scott County (Ark.)
Wicks, Solomon
List; January 1, 1870
Adams County (Miss.)
Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894
Alcorn, R. J.
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Amite County (Miss.)
Appointment to office
Appraisers
Attala County (Miss.)
Avery, W. B.
Ballard, Horatio N.
Bickford, Samuel A.
Boards of Police
Borman, Hubert
Boykin, Jason W.
Brack, William
Bramlett, E. L.
Brice, J. H.
Bridges, N. B.
Brill, John
Brougher, C. A.
Cabanis, E. W.
Calhoun County (Miss.)
Carpenter, J. E.
Carroll County (Miss.)
Carter, William
Cary, Sylvester
Chickasaw County (Miss.)
Choctaw County (Miss.)
Claiborne County (Miss.)
Clark, J. C.
Clarke County (Miss.)
Clarke, Charles W.
Clerks
Coahoma County (Miss.)
Cobb, Alexander
Cohea, D. A.
Commissioners
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Special Order No. 277
Confederate States of America. Army. Special Order No. 28
Conner, William H.
Constables
Copiah County (Miss.)
Corliss, George W.
Cornvill, Joseph G.
Coroners
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Covington County (Miss.)
Coxe, John L.
Crisolm, John E.
Cunningham, N. B.
Daily, Josiah
Davis, James M.
De Soto (Miss.)
Deerman, Henry
Dickerson, J. M.
Eastland, Orville
Egan, John
Farbell, J.
Fatum, E. A.
Filder, Levi D.
Franklin County (Miss.)
Franklin, J. C.
French, Libberis
Gambill, W. S.
Garner, J. W.
Gee, F. M.
Gifford, E.
Gillem, Alvan C. (Alvan Cullem), 1830-1875
Gould, Walter
Greene County (Miss.)
Grey, A. E.
Gurney, A. L.
Hamilton, John
Harrison County (Miss.)
Hawking, Pleasant
Heaur?, W. M.
Herbert, James L.
Hill, Edwin
Hilliard, J. P.
Hinds County (Miss.)
Holland, George H.
Holle, Charles F.
Holmes County (Miss.)
Howitt, E. L.
Hudson, C. C.
Huggins, Allen P.
Huggnis, Allen P.
Impoverished people
Issaquena County (Miss.)
Itawamba County (Miss.)
Jackson County (Miss.)
Jamison, A. J.
Jarvis, Levi
Jasper County (Miss.)
Jefferson County (Miss.)
Jewell, J. D.
Johnson, J. E.
Johnson, Jospeh M.
Johnson, R. C.
Jones County (Miss.)
Jones, S.
Judges
Judicial Districts
Judicial Districts--10th (Miss.)
Judicial Districts--1st (Hinds County, Miss.)
Judicial Districts--2nd (Hinds County, Miss.)
Judicial Districts--3rd (Miss.)
Judicial Districts--5th (Miss.)
Judicial Districts--6th (Miss.)
Judicial Districts--7th (Miss.)
Judicial Districts--8th (Miss.)
Judicial Districts--9th (Miss.)
Justices of the peace
Kellog, William
Kemper County (Miss.)
Kiernan, George D.
Kline, Samuel
Kretschmar, Malcom
Lafayette County (Miss.)
Lake, John L.
Lane, Elias
Lane, Frank A.
Langdon, C. D.
Langford, George N.
Larkin, E. W.
Lauderdale County (Miss.)
Lawrence County (Miss.)
Lawyers
Leake County (Miss.)
Leas, Benjamin
Leas, F. B.
Lee County (Miss.)
Lee, Henry S.
Lee, Q. L.
Leffingwell, A.
Levees
Lilley, Winston J.
Little, R. B.
Lockwood, H. C.
Lovering, Amos
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Lucas, Owen
Lynch, James, 1839-1872
Madison County (Miss.)
Magee, William K.
Maim, Charles
Main, E. M.
Marion County (Miss.)
Marshall County (Miss.)
Matthew, John P.
Matthews, B. A.
Mayors
McBride, Joseph
McEloy, Joseph
McGowan, W. F.
McGraw, William G.
McJunio, Kenneth
McKee, James M.
McRae, John
Meck, John E.
Meeks, Robert
Miles, O. S.
Millsupe, Green
Mississippi. Auditor of Public Accounts
Mississippi. State Hospital
Mister, M. K.
Monroe County (Miss.)
Moore, John D.
Moore, Samuel H.
Moore, William
Moorman, Henry
Morgan, C. E.
Morris, J. S.
Morris, J. S. (Joshua S.)
Mosely, R. J.
Mullins, Julius C.
Murphy, Patrick H.
Musgrove, Henry
Natchez (Miss.)
Neshoba County (Miss.)
Newton County (Miss.)
Noble, William H.
Noxubee County (Miss.)
Oktibbeha County (Miss.)
Osgood, E. S.
Owen, F. A.
Owen, John G.
Ozamie, Y.
Packer, Albert G.
Panola County (Miss.)
Parker, A.
Payton, Ephraim G.
Peason, M. M.
Perry County (Miss.)
Pike County (Miss.)
Police
Political elections
Pollar, Austin
Poole, R. P.
Porter, George W.
Powers, Ridgley C.
Pratt, F. B.
Probate law and practice
Quin, D. N.
Quin, Reuben
Rankin County (Miss.)
Reed, T. J.
Ross, R. J.
Scaler, R. H.
Scott County (Miss.)
Sheriffs
Simpson County (Miss.)
Smith County (Miss.)
Smith, J. J.
Speed, Frederic
Stanley, W. H.
State Marshal
Stearns, DeWitte
Stevens, J. W.
Sullivan, Charles A.
Sumrall, A. B.
Sunflower County (Miss.)
Superintendents
Surveyors
Tallahatchie County (Miss.)
Tarbell, J.
Tate, Thomas C.
Tax collectors
Teachers
Thompson, D. H.
Tippah County (Miss.)
Tishomingo County (Miss.)
Treasurers
Tuttle, M. H.
Universities and colleges
Universities and colleges--Franklin College (Tenn.)
VanHook, George W.
Vance, J. W.
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Waddel, E. B.
Walker, R. H.
Warner, Alexander, 1827-1914
Warren County (Miss.)
Warren, Henry W.
Washington County (Miss.)
Wayne County (Miss.)
Webber, J. C.
Wheaton, William
Whiffen, Walter S.
White, John
Whitesides, Isaac N.
Wilkinson County (Miss.)
Winchester, J. K.
Winston County (Miss.)
Winter, H. J.
Wood, Howard B.
Wood, Wm. Wallace W. (William Wallace W.)
Yalobusha County (Miss.)
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Yeoman, William
Young, Charles B.
Petition from Barrows Samples to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 1870
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Banks, Jefferson
Barrows, Unknown
Courts
Crime
Crime--Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon
Crime--Shooting
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Hill, R. A.
Jackson (Miss.)
Jefferson County (Miss.)
Jenkins, Thomas
Judges
Lawyers
Military Board
Military Districts--4th (Miss.)
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Pennypacker, Galusha, 1844-1916
Smythe, Unknown
Trial
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Wounds and injuries
Letter from Justice of the Peace A. R. Howe to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 25, 1869
African Americans
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Como (Miss.)
Constables
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crandall, O. H.
Crime
Crime--Rape and Sexual Assault
Crime--Shooting
Crime--Theft
Criminal Procedure--Arrest
Criminal Procedure--Escapes
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
Criminal Status--Fugitives from justice
Criminal Status--Imprisoned people
Farms
Howe, A. R.
Jackson (Miss.)
Judges
Justices of the peace
Mattox, George
McGowan, Unknown
Military Districts--4th (Miss.)
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Panola County (Miss.)
Sheriffs
Vance, Unknown
Letter from Superintendent Z. A. Philips to O. H. Crandall; December 22, 1869
Blacksmiths
Bradley, James
Carriage and wagon making
Courts
Courts--Circuit Courts
Crandall, O. H.
Crime
Crime--Larceny
Criminal Procedure--Convicted
Criminal Procedure--Imprisonment
Criminal Procedure--Sentencing
DeSoto County (Miss.)
Harness making and trade
Jackson (Miss.)
Manufacturers
Mississippi Convict Leasing
Mississippi. State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Philips, Z. A.
Physicians
Richardson, E.
Shoemakers
Superintendents
Letter from United States Secretary of State Hamilton Fish to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; December 20, 1869
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Booksellers and bookselling
Faverney, Vicomte de
Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893
France
France. Minister of Foreign Affairs
Henri-Godefroi-Bernard-Alphonse de La Tour d’Auvergne-Lauraguais
Jackson (Miss.)
Printers
United States. Department of State
United States. Department of the Interior
Washington (D.C.)
Letter from Sheriff M. H. Tuttle to O. H. Crandall; December 18, 1869
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Carrollton (Miss.)
Crandall, O. H.
Criminal Procedure--Pardon
Grantham, Daniel
Lawyers
Secretaries
Tuttle, M. H.
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