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Plantations--Mississippi
Letter from Superintendent Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; January 1870
Prisoners
Death
Physicians
Superintendents
Pardon
Mississippi State Penitentiary (Jackson, Miss.)
Plantations
Plantations--Peru Plantations
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
McCarty, Lewis
Philips, Z. A.
Smith, W. C.
Jackson (Miss.)
Letter from Detective James F. Cunningham to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; July 23, 1869
Detectives
Police
Superintendents
Texas. Governor
Arrest
Crime
Crime--Murder
Plantations
Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933
Anderson, John
Moore, Solomon
Townes, Mrs. Unknown
Cunningham, James F.
Pease, E. M. (Elisha Marshall), 1812-1883
New Orleans (La.)
Louisiana
Yalobusha County (Miss.)
Texas
Jackson (Miss.)
Telegram from W. R. Bridges to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 1, 1864
Enslaved people
Insubordination
Recruiting and enlistment
Telegraph Company
Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877
M, Unknown
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Macon (Miss.)
Grenada (Miss.)
Bolivar County (Miss.)
White River
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Company
Letter from M. R. Clark and Richard D. Sorenn; July 18, 1863
Draftees
Adjutants
Plantation overseers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Confederate States of America. Twenty negro law (1862)
Military service exemption
Confederate States of America. Bureau of Conscription
Confederate States of America. Congress
Plantations
Plantations--Lodi Plantation (Miss.)
Plantations--Pecan Grove Plantation (Miss.)
Doster, B. F.
Strong, Elisha
Clark, M. R.
Sorenn, Richard D.
Enterprise (Miss.)
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Monroe County (Miss.)
Petition to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; Undated
Enslaved people
Laborers
Plantation overseers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Davis, Reuben, 1813-1890
Love, A. E.
Potts, H. S.
Odeneal, E. P.
Clark, J. S.
Blair, James T.
Vaughn, H. B.
Reid, John
Whitfield, W. W.
Topp, W. W.
Elliot, Hines
Dowell, John N.
Whitfield, James
Ayres, L. Q.
Billups, Thomas C.
Humphries, W. W.
Pope, Henry A.
Clayton, George R.
Harrison, W., Jr.
Whitfield, Henry B.
Harrison, Laurel T.
Banks, Dunstan
Crusoe, C. R. P.
Young, George H.
Bridges, T. J.
Perkins, C.
Goodlow, Nathaniel E.
Craddock, John N.
Murdock, Abm
Munser, S. C.
Brekardt, B. F.
Cox, John C.
Powell, James W.
Willeford, L. H.
Sull, James S.
Williams, Kelly
Cannon, Thomas E.
Cox, W. Sumpter
Banks, J. O.
Vaughn, G. W.
Jones, James, Jr.
Mason, J. R.
Cobb, Thomas W.
Cofers, M. K.
Ellis, R. B.
Halbert, H., Sr.
Pope, W. E.
Backwell, Charles
Hardy, W. H.
Kennon, W. H.
Cook, Silas
Vaughn, Gabriel
Morries, James M.
Bailey, H. L.
Veitch, William
Ottley, John K.
Weaver, William B.
Matthews, Robert F.
Harvey, Joseph C
Lanier, R. E.
Brown, I. F.
Mullin, Perry
Williams, Elzey
Iserdine, W. L.
Harris, Thomas W., Sr.
Sykes, A. G.
Sykes, James
Stevens, Hardy
Mason, E. B.
Lowndes County (Miss.)
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from Mary B. Carter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 14, 1863
African Americans
Enslaved people
Slaveholders
Judges
Plantation overseers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military service exemption
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Merwin, Unknown
Brook, W. M.
Clark, Unknown
Farra, Unknown
Carter, Mary B.
Brookhaven (Miss.)
Petition to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 23, 1863
African Americans
Enslaved people
Slaveholders
Impressing Agents
Plantation overseers
Planter
Impressment
Impressment--Enslaved people
Railroad
Railroad--Southern Railway (U.S.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
McGuire, M. L
Doty, Sim
Tackett, J.
Fallz, John
Haynes, Unknown
Richland (Miss.)
Holmes County (Miss.)
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
United States. Army
Letter from Letitia A. Andrews to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 28, 1863
African Americans
Enslaved people
Impoverished people
Military families
Plantation overseers
Clemency
Insubordination
Military leaves and furloughs
Self emancipation
Farms
Plantations
Under Review
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Andrews, John W.
Andrews, Lititia A.
Mason, J. S.
Port Gibson (Miss.)
Military training camps
Military training camps--Camp Milldale (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Mississippi. Militia
United States. Army
Letter from D. A. Saffold to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 19, 1862
African Americans
Draftees
Enslaved people
Military families
Death
Disease and illness
Plantation overseers
Military discharge
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Tradewell, B. W.
Thurmond, Ann
Thurmond, T. R.
Saffold, D. A.
Lexington (Miss.)
Salem (N.C.)
Holmes County (Miss.)
Grenada (Miss.)
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 1st (King's)
Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 1st (King's). Company F
Letter from E. H. Hicks to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 22, 1863
People with disabilities
Plantation overseers
Military discharge
Military service exemption
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Evans, Thomas
Hunt, George L.
Hicks, E. H.
Fayette (Miss.)
Jefferson County (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from A. K. Farrar to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 17, 1862
African Americans
Enslaved people
Slaveholders
Plantation overseers
Police
Provost Marshals
Crime
Crime--Lynching
Crime--Theft
Imprisonment
Insurrections
Military service exemption
Self emancipation
Starvation
Plantations
Stanton & Stockman (Natchez, Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Stockman, James W.
Farrar, A. K.
Natchez (Miss.)
Mississippi. Militia
United States. Army
Letter from T. W. Winston to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 12, 1862
Draftees
Enslaved people
Military families
Disease and illness
Plantation overseers
Surgeons
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military elections
Resignation
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Winston, W. H.
Winston, T. W.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Ellitts, L.? E.?
McKay, Hec
Lane, Walter P. (Walter Paye), 1817-1892
Horners, Unknown
Jonesville (Tex.)
Harrison County (Tex.)
Texas
Alabama
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd
Confederate States of America. Army. Texas. Partisan Rangers, 1st
Letter from G. D. Moore to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 19, 1863
African Americans
Enslaved people
Slaveholders
Plantation overseers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Mississippi. Legislature
Plantations
Under Review
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
McPerkins, John
Moore, G. Dudley
Noxubee County (Miss.)
Tennessee
Columbus (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 41st
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 41st. Company K
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Infantry Regiment, 1st (1862-1863)
Under Review--Brigades
Letter from D. A. Saffold to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 25, 1862
Draftees
Impoverished people
Military families
Military substitutes
Death
Plantation overseers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military discharge
Military leaves and furloughs
Recruiting and enlistment
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Thurmonds, Wade
Thurmonds, Unknown
Thurmonds, T. R.
Thurmond, Bolden
Thurmond, Ebinezer
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863
Tate, Thomas J.
Saffold, D. A.
Lexington (Miss.)
Virginia
Confederate States of America. Army
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from Howell Hines to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 4, 1863
Enslaved people
Provost Marshals
Appointment to office
Arrest
Confederate States of America--Draft
Martial law
Raid
Self emancipation
Confederate States of America. Congress
Plantations
Plantations--Home Hill Plantation (Natchez, Miss.)
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Ruggles, Daniel, 1810-1897
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Hinds, Howell
Adams County (Miss.)
Mississippi. Militia
United States. Army
Letter from G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 12, 1863
Enslaved people
Military families
Disease and illness
Plantation overseers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military service exemption
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
McCarty, O.
Chandler, Greene C.
Enterprise (Miss.)
Clarke County (Miss.)
Jackson (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Mississippi. Militia
Petition from Harrison to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 12, 1863
Plantation overseers
Provost Marshals
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military service exemption
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Hicks, E. H.
Harrison, David
Louisiana
Jefferson County (Miss.)
Petition from citizens of Holmes County, Mississippi to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 10, 1863
African Americans
Enslaved people
Farmers
Military discharge
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Godfrey, W. W.
Hamilton, J. G.
King, Eliza
Weems, Mrs. Samuel W.
Boyett, M. L.
Lockhart, M. T.
Weems, Samuel W.
Adams, R. L.
Durant (Miss.)
Holmes County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Irregulars
Letter from Samuel Magruder to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 8, 1863
African Americans
Enslaved people
Military families
Slaveholders
Disease and illness
Plantation overseers
Confederate States of America. Twenty negro law (1862)
Military discharge
Military service exemption
Recruiting and enlistment
Confederate States of America. Congress
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Magruder, Samuel
Tupper, T. C.
Madison County (Miss.)
Virginia
Confederate States of America. Army
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from J. P. Scales to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 25, 1862
African Americans
Enslaved people
Military families
Impressment
Impressment--Enslaved people
Recruiting and enlistment
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Prince, W. B.
Scales, Nat
Scales, Alfred M. (Alfred Moore), 1827-1892
Scales, Junius I.
Scales, J. P.
Greenwood (Miss.)
Carroll County (Miss.)
Oxford (Miss.)
Yazoo River (Miss.)
Virginia
Forts
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 30th
Confederate States of America. Army. North Carolina. Infantry Regiment, 13th
Mississippi. Militia
Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Battalion, 1st (Dunn's Rangers)
Letter from J. L. Boyce to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 1863
Enslaved people
Military families
Widows
Death
Disease and illness
Plantation overseers
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Boyce, J. L.
Panola County (Miss.)
Sardis (Miss.)
Letter from I. N. Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 3, 1863
Enslaved people
Military families
People with disabilities
Conscript officers
Plantation overseers
Superintendents
Military discharge
Recruiting and enlistment
Plantations
Railroad
Railroad--Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company
Davis, I. N.
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Anthony, R. H.
Moore, William H.
Pettus, Susan Hewell
Tibbee (Miss.)
Ashwood (Miss.)
Vicksburg (Miss.)
Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 43rd
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 43rd. Company B
United States. Army
Letter from H. Vaughan to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 7, 1863
African Americans
Enslaved people
Legislators
Plantation overseers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Military discharge
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Goodin, Isaiah
Boylan, William
Sanders, Robert H.
Vaughan, H.
Benton (Miss.)
Yazoo County (Miss.)
Confederate States of America. Army
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, Yazoo. Company B
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from G. W. Humphreys to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 12, 1863
Draftees
Slaveholders
Plantation overseers
Confederate States of America--Draft
Plantations
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Hulbert, Martin M.
Humphreys, G. W.
Claiborne County (Miss.)
Mississippi. Militia
Letter from Frances Blocker and Charity Clements to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 13, 1863
African Americans
Enslaved people
Military families
Widows
Plantation overseers
Emancipation Proclamation
Military leaves and furloughs
Self emancipation
Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867
Eason, Unknown
Watkins, A. S.
Blocker, Frances
Clements, Charity
Olive Branch (Miss.)
United States. Army
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