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Letter from G. W. L. Davidson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 12, 1860

Fugitives from justiceIrishJustices of the peaceArrestCrimeCrime--MurderPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Collins, JohnTworney, UnknownDavidson, G. W. L.Oakland (Miss.)Tallahatchie County (Miss.)

Letter from McClure and Huddleston to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 24, 1861

Native AmericansPrisonersDeathDisease and illnessLawyersCrimeCrime--MurderPardonPrisonsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867McClure, William A.Huddleston, JamesDecatur (Miss.)Newton County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)

Letter from D. C. Graham to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 13, 1860

CrimeCrime--MurderMississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Scarborough, J. C.Smith, UnknownGraham, D. C.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Jackson (Miss.)

Statement from J. E. Taliaferro to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 8, 1860

Enslaved peopleFugitives from justiceSlaveholdersDeathJustices of the peaceCrimeCrime--MurderTalliafino, J. E.Mooney, JasperTallahatchie County (Miss.)Alabama

Letter from Jonathan J. Downs to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 10, 1860

DeathCrimeCrime--MurderPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Blount, Acy M.Downs, James A.Downs, John J.Bogue Chitto (Lincoln County, Miss.)Jackson County (Miss.)Livingston Parish (La.)Louisiana

Letter from District Attorney James R. Chalmers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 31, 1860

Fugitives from justiceWidowsDeathDisease and illnessLawyersConvictedCrimeCrime--AssassinationCrime--ManslaughterTrialJuryMississippi. Supreme CourtPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Campbell, UnknownWillham, ChasleDavis, MansfieldChalmers, James R. (James Ronald), 1831-1898Hernando (Miss.)Tunica County (Miss.)

Letter from J. E. Taliaferro to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 21, 1860

African AmericansEnslaved peopleFugitives from justiceDeathAlabama. GovernorPlantation overseersCrimeCrime--MurderMooney, UnknownMoore, A. B. (Andrew Barry), 1807-1873Taliaferro, J. E.Eolia (Miss.)Huntsville (Ala.)Alabama

Letter from William Joslin to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 11, 1861

Guardian and wardPlanterCrimeCrime--MurderTrialMississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)PlantationsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Jackson, FrankJoslin, SamuelJoslin, WilliamBatesville (Miss.)Panola (Miss.)

Letter from Sheriff F. P. Pleasants to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 9, 1861

Fugitives from justiceSheriffsArrestCrimeCrime--MurderPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Donly, Samuel J.Loring, UnknownPleasants, F. P.Carrollton (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Carroll County (Miss.)

Letter from John W. Thompson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 16, 1861

Impoverished peopleWidowsDeathLawyersLegislatorsPhysiciansClemencyCrimeCrime--MurderPardonTrialChamberlain Miller & Company (Charleston, S.C.)Confederate States of America. CongressTruitt Brothers & Company (Philadelphia, Miss.)William Goodrich & Company (Philadelphia, Miss.)Thompson, John W.Adams, Stephen, 1807-1857Wright, D. B.Ambler, D. A.Ellis, J. B.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Jackson, B. F.Ripley (Miss.)Philadelphia (Pa.)Charleston (S.C.)Panola County (Miss.)

Letter from John W. Thompson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 29, 1861

MarriageJudgesLawyersLegislatorsCrimeCrime--MurderPardonRecruiting and enlistmentPrisonsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Smith, GreenThompson, John W.Harris, William Littleton, 1807-1868Smith, MelancthonCook, UnknownBuchman, W. R.Ripley (Miss.)GeorgiaElbert County (Ga.)

Letter from G. S. McMillan to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 16, 1861

DeathLawyersConvictedCrimeCrime--ManslaughterPardonPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Barlow, UnknownPrice, UnknownMcMillan, G. S.Gallatin (Miss.)

Letter from Sheriff B. F. Saunders to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 13, 1860

Attorneys GeneralSheriffsArrestCrimeCrime--MurderJailsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Hogan, JamesMarony, CorneliusMaloney, EdwardSale, John F.Saunders, B. H.Friars Point (Miss.)Coahoma County (Miss.)Memphis (Tenn.)Nashville (Tenn.)

Letter from Ruff Newton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 22, 1860

African AmericansFugitives from justiceSlaveholdersDeathCoronersArrestCrimeCrime--Assault and batteryJuryPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Sherman, George W.Mullin, M. A.Mullin, DrucellaUnknown, SarahRush, David A.Newton, RuffColumbus (Miss.)Lowndes County (Miss.)

Letter from C. Farish to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 6, 1860

Fugitives from justiceDeathJudgesLawyersPlantation overseersPlanterCrimeCrime--MurderIndictmentsTrialCircuit CourtsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Dillihunty, Joseph J.McGraw, WileyCassedy, HiramMcWillie, William, 1795-1869Patton, J. B.Farish, C.Gordon, UnknownPosey, John B.Dillingham, JamesVan Eaton, UnknownWoodville (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Wilkinson County (Miss.)Mississippi RiverYazoo County (Miss.)

Letter from William Cooper to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 29, 1860

Fugitives from justiceDeathArrestCrimeCrime--MurderPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Waltman, N. J.George, Cherry K.Cooper, WilliamShubuta (Miss.)Clarke County (Miss.)TexasLeon County (Tex.)

Letter from William Cooper to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 23, 1860

Fugitives from justiceDeathWounds and injuriesJustices of the peaceCrimeCrime--MurderJuryStores, RetailCooper, William F.Cherry, George K.Cooper, WilliamMorrison, UnknownJones, W. W.Champernois?, J.Price, AllenDunlap, D. M.Unknown, J. M.Avera, John W.Gatlin, E.Shubuta (Miss.)Clarke County (Miss.)

Letter from W. L. Warren to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 13, 1861

Fugitives from justiceCrimeCrime--MurderHibbler, George M.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Warren, W. L.CaliforniaVirginiaSouth CarolinaConfederate States of America. Army

Letter from O. M. Hatch to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 6, 1860

Fugitives from justiceJudgesArrestCrimeCrime--MurderJailsPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Wood, John, 1798-1880Hatch, O. M. (Ozias Mather), 1814-1893IllinoisSpringfield (Ill.)Massac County (Ill.)

Letter from L. C. Martin to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 8, 1860

African AmericansEnslaved peopleSlaveholdersDeathPlantation overseersCrimeCrime--Assault and batteryCrime--ShootingDavenport, M.Martin, L. C.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Evans, L. P.Glencoe (Miss.)Bolivar County (Miss.)

Letter from Jeff Wilson to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 5, 1860

ClemencyConvictedCrimeCrime--MurderExecutionPardonTrialCircuit CourtsJuryPettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Holliday, UnknownWilson, JeffPontotoc (Miss.)Pontotoc County (Miss.)

Letter from James C. Dockery to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 23, 1861

People with disabilitiesPrisonersJudgesAcquittalsClemencyCrimeCrime--MurderPardonTrialCourtsJuryMississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867Bass, Jane E.Bass, Hartwell W.Dockery, James C.Hernando (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)DeSoto County (Miss.)