Petition to Governor Ames

Petition to Governor Ames in support of A. T. Morgan, the Sheriff of Yazoo County.

Document at the Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project. Original held at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

His Excellency
A Ames Governor

Your petitioners would respectfully represent that Hon A. T. Morgan Sheriff of Yazoo County is now confined in in the jail of said county charged with the Killing of F. P. Hilliard late Sheriff of said county and that from our acquaintance with the Said A. T. Morgan and the history of the facts in the case of the Killing of the Said F. P. Hilliard we do not believe the said Morgan to have been guilty of a violation of the law. and further believing that the confinement of A. T. Morgan in jail is an outrage against justice and will if continued greatly endanger the peace of the county of Yazoo therefore pray your Excellency to pardon the Hon A. T. Morgan & release him from confinement

J. G. Patterson
Walter Boyd } Representatives Yazoo Co.

J. E. Everett Senator 13th Dist.
G. W. Albright Sen. Marshall Co.
[?] Reps. ”
C. C. Caldwell Senator 11 Dist.
R Williams Rep. Marshall Co.
A. A. Rogers. ” ” ”

W. H. Jones Rep. of Issaquena Co Miss
P B Barrow 7. Dist
Washington Chavis Rep. Warren Co
W. W. Edwards from Warren Co
E. B. Welborn from Hinds Co
Geo. W. Boyd Warren Cty
J. A. Shorter Jr Rep Hinds Co
W. F. Harvey. Sheriff Hinds Co
Geo W Anderson
John D Weiles Jr Washington County—
James Hill
B. K. Bruce Bolivar Co
Saml J. Ireland
James J Spelman Rep. from Madison
R. A. Simmons Enrolling Clerk of the Senate.
H. H. Truhart. Rep. of Holmes
G W Gayles Rep of Bolivar Co
T. McCain ” DeSoto. Co,
A. M. Trotter
T. M. Campbell Senator 27^th Dist
Jos Bennett ” 11^th ”
E. A. Peyton Rep Hinds Co
T. W. Cardozo
Jas Ware of Rankin
Rep. From Leflore & Sunflower. J. W Randolph
Alfran Pael. Rep. Marshall Co
Geo. Sumner
A K Davis
F A Cloves Rep Amite & Lincoln co’s
Geo. W. Davenport
A. Newton
H R Pease
W H Harris member of house Wash. Co.
S Brooks
Isham Stuard sen 17^th Dist
T. A. Cotton Rep. Noxubee Co

Alfred Handy Rep Madison co
D S Green ” Grenada Co
George [?]
S. W. Fitzhugh of Wilkinson