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

Impoverished peoplePrisonersWidowsMississippi State PenitentiaryPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Jacobs, MaryMerimar, W. C.Starkville (Miss.)

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

CarpentersGamblingPardonPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Campbell, UnknownJorden, MatthewShelby, W. B.Brandon (Miss.)Scott County (Miss.)

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

California. GovernorClemencyConvictedManslaughterPardonCalifornia. Supreme CourtMartin, James V.Martin, John B.Baldwin, UnknownDowney, John Gately, approximately 1827-1894Brooks, S. H.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Sacramento (Cal.)CaliforniaAlabama

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

Disease and illnessImprisonmentPardonTrialMississippi State PenitentiaryPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Perry, Robert S.Jackson (Miss.)Kentucky

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

LawyersClemencyNewspapersNewspapers--Vicksburg (Miss.) SunLindsey, LazPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Sharkey, W. L., Jr.Martin, Thomas S.Vicksburg (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)

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

African AmericansChristiansPrisonersMarriageImprisonmentPardonRobberyTrialMississippi State PenitentiaryPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867White, Sidney A.White, JaneRome (Ga.)Floyd County (Ga.)Georgia

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

ClerksRobberyJuryMississippi State PenitentiaryPerry, Robert S.Knapp, UnknownWilliams, J. H.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Johnson, UnknownCasserbly?, J.Holly Springs (Miss.)Marshall County (Miss.)

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

LawyersContempt of CourtCircuit CourtsCourthousesPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Powell, EvanMcNair, John E.Mayson, HamiltonMcMillan, G. S.Williamsburg (Miss.)Marion County (Miss.)Columbia (Miss.)

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

JudgesImprisonmentBoards of PoliceCourtsMississippi. LegislatureBynum, WilliamGreen, J. A.Dilworth, Andrew BoydBoone, Francis M.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Rienzi (Miss.)Tippah County (Miss.)Ripley (Miss.)Hatchie River (Miss. and Tenn.)Jackson (Miss.)

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

LawyersClemencyForgeryPardonCourtsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Swilley, Wiley S.King, BenjaminGallatin (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Copiah County (Miss.)

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

LegislatorsClemencyImprisonmentMississippi State PenitentiaryLatham, Milton S. (Milton Slocum), 1827-1882Martin, John B.Baldwin, UnknownUnknown, BradlyUnknown, FinleyUnknown, BrooksBrown, Albert Gallatin, 1813-1880Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889Adams, A. C.Broughton, N. L.Moss Hill (Miss.)CaliforniaWashington (D.C.)