Letter from W. H. Meriman to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 9, 1860

Impoverished peopleImprisoned peopleJacobs, MaryMerimar, W. C.Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Starkville (Miss.)Widows

Letter from W. B. Shelby to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 13, 1860

Brandon (Miss.)Campbell, UnknownCarpentersCrimeCrime--GamblingJorden, MatthewPardonPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Scott County (Miss.)Shelby, W. B.

Letter from S. H. Brooks to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 16, 1860

AlabamaBaldwin, UnknownBrooks, S. H.CaliforniaCalifornia. GovernorCalifornia. Supreme CourtClemencyConvictedCrimeCrime--ManslaughterDowney, John Gately, approximately 1827-1894Martin, James V.Martin, John B.PardonPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Sacramento (Cal.)

Letter from Robert S. Perry to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 22, 1860

Disease and illnessImprisonmentJackson (Miss.)KentuckyMississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Mississippi. Executive DepartmentPardonPerry, Robert S.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Trial

Letter from Laz Lindsey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 30, 1860

ClemencyJackson (Miss.)LawyersLindsey, LazMartin, Thomas S.NewspapersNewspapers--Vicksburg (Miss.) SunPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Sharkey, W. L., Jr.Vicksburg (Miss.)

Letter from Jane White to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 29, 1860

African AmericansChristiansCrimeCrime--RobberyFloyd County (Ga.)GeorgiaImprisoned peopleImprisonmentMarriageMississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)PardonPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Rome (Ga.)TrialWhite, JaneWhite, Sidney A.

Letter from F. M. Boone to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 31, 1860

Boards of PoliceBoone, Francis M.Bynum, WilliamCourtsDilworth, Andrew BoydGreen, J. A.Hatchie River (Miss. and Tenn.)ImprisonmentJackson (Miss.)JudgesMississippi. LegislaturePettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Rienzi (Miss.)Ripley (Miss.)Tippah County (Miss.)

Letter from A. C. Adams and M. L. Broughton to Fulton S. Latham; April 30, 1860

Adams, A. C.Baldwin, UnknownBroughton, N. L.Brown, Albert Gallatin, 1813-1880CaliforniaClemencyDavis, Jefferson, 1808-1889ImprisonmentLatham, Milton S. (Milton Slocum), 1827-1882LegislatorsMartin, John B.Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Moss Hill (Miss.)Unknown, BradlyUnknown, BrooksUnknown, FinleyWashington (D.C.)

Letter from G. S. McMillen to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 26, 1860

ClemencyColumbia (Miss.)CourthousesCourtsCourts--Circuit CourtsCrimeCrime--Contempt of CourtLawyersMarion County (Miss.)Mayson, HamiltonMcMillan, G. S.McNair, John E.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Powell, EvanWilliamsburg (Miss.)

Letter from Benjamin King to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 23, 1860

ClemencyCopiah County (Miss.)CourtsCrimeCrime--ForgeryGallatin (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)King, BenjaminLawyersPardonPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Swilley, Wiley S.

Letter from J. H. Williams to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 25, 1859

Casserbly?, J.ClemencyClerksCrimeCrime--RobberyHolly Springs (Miss.)Johnson, UnknownJuryKnapp, UnknownMarshall County (Miss.)Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Perry, Robert S.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Williams, J. H.