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"Petition to Governor Adelbert Ames",,"Petition from a number of senators and representatives to Governor Adelbert Ames regarding the division of judicial districts.",,,,,,1874-02-02,,,,,,,,,"Smith, Haskin S.; Smothers, Joseph, active 1872-1886; Christmas, Richard, active 1874-1875; Cessor, James D., active 1872-1877; Landers, William R., active 1872-1876; Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Document at the Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project. Original held at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"
Feby 2—1874
To his Excellencey
Adelbert Ames Governor of the State of Mississippi
The undersigned Senators and Representatives of the several Counties Composing the Fifth Judicial District Respectfully show unto your honor that on the second day of February A D 1874 there was passed through both Houses of the Legislature a Bill Entitled Senate Bill No Entitled An act to [gap] In the fourth Judicial District and for other purposes
We would further Represent that this Law was passed in a hurry without due deliberation is manifestly unjust and oppresses [?] the Judge of the 5th Judicial District. In this that the Terratory in question is about equally Divided While the amount of population and the amount of business transacted in the Fifth District is almost equal to all of the Business Trans-acted in the first and fourth District in point of Time consumed and in population
The population of the Fifth being upwards of Nine Thousand While the Combined population of the First and fourth Districts Barely Exceeds Ten Thousand The Judge of the Fifth District is required to hold his Court for Twenty Eight Weeks while the Judge of the First District is only required to serve for Fourteen Weeks
It seems to us sir that the Territory and business is unfairly divided in point of population Territory Business and means of access & would Respectfuly petion Your Excellencey to Return Senate bill dissapproved And as In duty Bound your petitioners will ever pray
John Street
Senator of the 6th Dist
T. L. Mendenhall
Senator of 8th Dist
Haskins S Smith M [?]
J Smothers Represintif Claiborn
Richard Christmas Rep from Copiah County
David Buffkin Rep Copiah
Representative from Simpson S Legett
” ” Lawrence E O Cowart
” Smith G. W. Stubbs
” Jasper J. F. Smith
” Jones & Covington E. M. Derall
H B McClure Senator of Jefferson and Franklin
James D. Cessor H. R.
Wm R. Landers H. R.
Representatives from Jefferson
",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"ames,cessor,christmas,h smith,landers,smothers",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2187/petition.png,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Signature of William R. Landers",,"Signature of William R. Landers from an 1874 petition to Governor Ames.",,,,"Landers, William R., active 1872-1876",,1874-02-02,,,,,,,,,"Landers, William R., active 1872-1876",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"landers,signatures",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2186/landers.PNG,"Still Image","Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Clarion-Ledger clipping",,,,,,Clarion-Ledger,,1875-02-25,,,,,,,,,"Landers, William R.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"MR. LANDERS (col.) requests us to publish the following explanation of his vote against the Senate Privilege Tax bill:
MR. SPEAKER: I vote ""no"" on the privilege tax bill, because I believe the bill to be wrong in principle, burdensome to the business interests of the State, and detrimental to that policy that unite capital to the State. In fine, it simply transfers the tax from the large land-holder and capitalist to the struggling business man.
WM. LANDERS.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,landers,https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/3c6f813dfe8198ade499d25556e67ddd.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Clarion-Ledger clipping",,,,,,Clarion-Ledger,,1873-10-02,,,,,,,,,"Landers, William R.; Henderson, Ambrose; McCain, Thomas; Caldwell, Charles, -1875; Bell, Monroe, 1826-; Gleed, Robert; Spelman, James J.; Nettles, Randle; Smith, Gilbert C.; Howard, Merrimon; Militias--Mississippi",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"MILITIA APPOINTMENTS. By inquiry at the Secretary of State's office we learn that commissions have been recently issued to the following militia officers:
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Chickasaw County - First regiment: A. J. Jemmison, colonel; Ambrose Henderson, lieutenant-colonel.
DeSoto county - First county: William T. Nesbitt, colonel; Thos. McCain, lieutenant-colonel; H. Hillman, major. Second regiment: M. Campbell, colonel; Jeff. Evans, lieutenant-colonel.
Hinds county - First regiment: Marion Smith, colonel; J. A. Galbreath, Jr., lieutenant-colonel; John Tipton, major. Second regiment: Chas. Caldwell, colonel; E. D. Fisher, lieutenant-colonel; Monroe Bell, major.
Lowndes county - First regiment: H. W. Whitfield, colonel; Robert Gleed, lieutenant-colonel; E. Eggleston, major.
Madison county - First regiment: R. J. Ross, colonel; E. S. Jeffrey, lieutenant-colonel; J. J. Spellman, major.
Oktibbeha county - First regiment: H. C. Powers, colonel; W. E. Saunders, lieutenant-colonel; Randall Nettles, major.
Tunica county - First regiment: J. W. Manning, colonel; Gilbert Smith, lieutenant-colonel; Ed. Carter, major.
Jefferson county - First regiment: H. B. McClure, colonel; M. Howard, lieutenant-colonel; Wm. Landers, major.
Arms were shipped to Capt. Pat. Henry's company, A, First regiment, Rankin county militia, on Monday last.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"bell,caldwell,gilbert smith,gleed,henderson,landers,m howard,mccain,militia,nettles,spelman",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/20fa4c33246524aaa38cc805ea584b29.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Clarion-Ledger clipping",,,,,,Clarion-Ledger,,1873-10-02,,,,,,,,,"Henderson, Ambrose; McCain, Thomas, active 1872-1875; Caldwell, Charles, -1875; Bell, Monroe, 1826-; Gleed, Robert, 1836-1916; Spelman, James J., 1841-1894; Nettles, Randle, 1836-; Smith, Gilbert C.; Howard, Merrimon, 1821-; Landers, William R., active 1872-1876; ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"MILITIA APPOINTMENTS. By inquiry at the Secretary of State’s office we learn that commissions have been recently issued to the following militia officers:
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Chickasaw County – First regiment: A. J. Jemmison, colonel; Ambrose Henderson, lieutenant-colonel.
DeSoto county – First county: William T. Nesbitt, colonel; Thos. McCain, lieutenant-colonel; H. Hillman, major. Second regiment: M. Campbell, colonel; Jeff. Evans, lieutenant-colonel.
Hinds county – First regiment: Marion Smith, colonel; J. A. Galbreath, Jr., lieutenant-colonel; John Tipton, major. Second regiment: Chas. Caldwell, colonel; E. D. Fisher, lieutenant-colonel; Monroe Bell, major.
Lowndes county – First regiment: H. W. Whitfield, colonel; Robert Gleed, lieutenant-colonel; E. Eggleston, major.
Madison county – First regiment: R. J. Ross, colonel; E. S. Jeffrey, lieutenant-colonel; J. J. Spellman, major.
Oktibbeha county – First regiment: H. C. Powers, colonel; W. E. Saunders, lieutenant-colonel; Randall Nettles, major.
Tunica county – First regiment: J. W. Manning, colonel; Gilbert Smith, lieutenant-colonel; Ed. Carter, major.
Jefferson county – First regiment: H. B. McClure, colonel; M. Howard, lieutenant-colonel; Wm. Landers, major.
Arms were shipped to Capt. Pat. Henry’s company, A, First regiment, Rankin county militia, on Monday last.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"bell,caldwell,gilbert smith,gleed,henderson,landers,m howard,mccain,militia,nettles,spelman",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/f51ff825a05e3128f8d4ee72038ab810.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"William R. Landers",,,,,,"Von Seutter, E.",,1874,,,,,,,,,"Landers, William R., active 1872-1876",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Members of the Legislature, State of Mississippi, 1874-1875",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"landers,legislators",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/c24f78ce2a74bf3d27cf2fe75bc9fecf.png,"Still Image","Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0