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"Letter from J. Allen Ross to Governor Ames",,"Letter from Jacob Allen Ross to Governor Adelbert Ames",,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,1874-02-18,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen; Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933; Gray, William, 1841-1919; Greenville (Miss.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Part of a document at the Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project. Original held at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"
Greenville, Miss., Feby 18th 1874.
Hon. A. Ames.
Dear Sir.
I learned a few moments ago of a Petition that is being Circulated amoung the Citizens of this City directed to you, requesting that the Bill introduced by the Hon Wm Gray, intitled an “Act to provid for a city Court in the Town of Greenville” be vetoed by you in case it passes the Legislature. Of that petition permit me to say that with a verry few exceptions every sighner of that petition is a Democrat, and of the rest I have spoken personaly to all but (2) two and they have requested that their names be forthwith erased therefrom.
Farther. The Citizens of Greenville have wished a City Court for (2) two or (3) three years as the minutes of the varrious town meetings will show. The real cause of objection to the present Bill is that there is a provision Contained therein making the ocupant of the office appointin by your Exelency, they concuring that there would be but little hope of getting a Democrat, (or as they are caled, “Alcorn Republican”) appointed. The Republicans as they have expressed themselves, are in favor of the Bill. to wit. Col W. H. Bolton. R. H. Brentlinger, J. I Lengsfield J. L. Griffin and the Cold Republicans to a man.
Now the whole matter is fight between the Regular Republicans, and the oposition be their names, what it may. With many appol-ogys for the time I have ocupied.
I am truly your obt. sert.
J. Allen. Ross.
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"Letter from J. Allen Ross to Governor Ames",,"Letter from Jacob Allen Ross to Governor Adelbert Ames.",,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,1873-12-26,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen; Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933; Washington County (Miss.)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Document at the Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project. Original held at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Greenville Miss
Dec 26th 1873
Hon. A. Ames.
Dear sir,
This will inform you of my defeat for the office of “Chancery Clerk” of this County by the Peculiar Rulings of Hon. “C. C. Shackelford” “Circuit Judge,” Hon. E. Stafford removed Mr O. Winston” from the Position of “Chancery Clerk,” and appointed “Julius Jun-Kirmann, (Circuit Clerk.”) in his stead. I am sure I have allways been faithfull to my party and Why this should be I am unable to say. I only desire for to know the Condishion of things here. There is an intention to crush out some person if it be me. verry well I will try and stand it. They cant do it though with the people.
Ob’ly
J. Allen. Ross.
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"Signature of J. Allen Ross",,"Signature of Jacob Allen Ross from an 1873 letter to Governor Ames",,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,1873-12-26,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"ross,signatures",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7/2145/ross.PNG,"Still Image","Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Buffalo Enquirer clipping",,,,,,"Buffalo Enquirer",,1893-08-22,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"CONFERENCE OF NEGRO DEMOCRATS.
Members of the National Democratic League Held a Harmonious Meeting in Washington.
TO FORM STATE LEAGUES.
Confidence in President Cleveland Expressed - A Speech in Favor of Free Coinage.
MANY STATES REPRESENTED.
Washington, Aug. 22 - The first general conference of negro Democrats held in this city yesterday was characterized by great harmony.
The quarters in Pierce Street were somewhat contracted, but about 50 prominent negroes assembled and considering difficulties they held a great meeting.
The object of the conference was to take steps towards extending the Negro National Democratic League by organizing State leagues subordinate to the Central body.
C. H. J. Taylor of Kansas, who is president of the League, presided over the conference.
Among other matters the conference considered the silver question and James A. Ross of Iowa, editor of the National Freeman, made a speech in favor of free silver.
The chair made the following appointments of chairmen and secretaries of the proposed sub-organizations in various States:
Kentucky - J. Allen Ross, chairman; G. W. Tanner, secretary.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"conventions,ross",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/7c347f311d06614499fe38db99c32267.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Courier-Journal clipping",,,,,,"Louisville Courier-Journal",,1888-02-29,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"ON MANY CHARGES.
Rev. J. Allen Ross, of the A. M. E. Church at Jericho, On Trial.
A Host of Serious Accusations Brought Against Him By the Presiding Elder.
The investigation into the charges preferred against Rev. J. Allen Ross, of the A. M. E. Church at Jericho, Henry county, by W. W. Locke, presiding elder of that church, and others, was begun in the little church at Jericho yesterday morning.
The defendant, J. Allen Ross, is a one-armed mulatto, shrewd, sharp, with a decided tendency to ""fly off the handle."" He has many partisans among the Jericho colored people. The charges against him number seven. The first one charges him with ""indulging in sinful temper,"" and contains four specifications. The second charge is ""using intoxicating liquors as a beverage;"" two specifications. Third, ""imprudent and unchristian conduct;"" two specifications. Fourth, ""embezzlement;"" three specifications. Fifth, ""immoral conduct; encouraging a young woman in adulterous intentions."" Sixth, ""lying;"" eight specifications. Seventh, ""forgery;"" two specifications.
BECAUSE HE WAS A DEMOCRAT.
Ross claims that he is innocent on every charge, and says that, being a Democrat, and having voted the Democratic ticket, he believes politics has something to do with the case. In support of this he quotes the third charge, which says he left his own precinct last August and voted in another precinct, and also charges him with voting for the sale of liquor. Ross says, in relation to the woman in the case, that, on July 27, he received a misdirected letter from Lou C. Mason, who had been living with the family of W. W. Locke, the presiding elder, and the prosecuting witness in the affair, stating that she was in a bad fix and wanting some medicine. This letter, he says, was intended for Locke. He gave the letter to Locke, after taking a copy of it.
November 27, 1887, he preferred charges against Locke. November 25, a dark and rainy night, Locke, Ross says, waylaid him and attempted to get the copy of the letter and also attempted to kill him, cutting his coat to pieces. Miss Mason, he said, lived with Locke as private secretary. Locke wanted her put in as a school teacher, but the trustees of the church refused her the appointment on account of incompetency, but Locke claimed that Ross had prevented it by using the letter he had. Ross further says he has copies of certain letters of an exceedingly compromising nature that passed between Locke and the Mason woman, plainly showing questionable relations in his own house. He believed Locke's object was to get him disgraced before the annual meeting of conference in April next, so that his prosecution of Locke would fail. Ross has letters of advice from Bishop S. M. Merrill, of Chicago, advising submission under protest in case the verdict is against him.
Locke, on the other hand, denies that he ever assaulted Ross, and, in fact, denies the truth of all he says, and states that he has befriended him in various ways, having stood for two suits of clothes for him at Deppen's, in this city, for both of which he had to pay, besides at one time giving him his overshoes, and at another his hat, taking both from his own person.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ross,https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/b156a2778b990280dcd2d183155d95ba.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Courier-Journal clipping",,,,,,"Louisville Courier-Journal",,1909-08-21,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen; National Bar Association",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Bar Association Officers.
At the final meeting of the National Bar Association the following officers were elected:
A. S. White, president; W. C. Mollison, vice president, Vicksburg, Miss.; G. F. Collins, secretary, Washington, D.C.; P. W. Adams, assistant secretary, Nashville, Tenn.; J. A. Cobb, treasurer, Washington, D.C.; Henry Avant, corresponding secretary, Helena.
Executive Committee - J. C. Napier, S. Lang Williams, Thomas Pearson, J. Allen Ross, J. Thomas Callaway, P. W. Howard, A. E. Andrews and Scipio A. Jones.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ross,https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/95712c7f548ad63c97eb5803eb5d48a9.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Courier-Journal clipping",,,,,,"Louisville Courier-Journal",,1888-11-11,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Dennis Madden, of Fleming county, has been fined $25 and sentenced to ten days' imprisonment for striking Rev. J. Allen Ross with a stone two weeks ago. Ross, who is a colored man, was making speeches for the Democratic ticket, and was assaulted by the Republicans.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ross,https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/94d1350818a2890a4901fd2df5f36b1e.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Interior Journal clipping",,,,,,"Interior Journal",,1899-04-25,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Judge Evans sent J. Allen Ross, a Louisville Negro lawyer, to the penitentiary for five months for collecting an illegal pension fee.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"crime,ross",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/6f2e3f1a7823ac140805653209e3954c.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Courier-Journal clipping",,,,,,"Louisville Courier-Journal",,1903-03-31,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"No Recourse For Damages.
The jury in the Federal Court yesterday returned a verdict for the defendant in the suit of J. Allen Ross against the Illinois Central Railroad Company. Ross is a negro attorney who sued for $25,000 damages because he was put off an Illinois Central train at the south end of Fourteenth street. The jury held that the circumstances were such as to leave him no recourse for damages.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,ross,https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/cb609291dfd3fd960d113b6d295a1df4.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0
"Evening Star clipping",,,,,,"Evening Star",,1899-04-17,,,,,,,,,"Ross, Jacob Allen",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"J. Allen Ross of Jericho, Ky., was recently indicted by the United States district court at Louisville for collecting an illegal fee of $350.85 for his services in connection with the pension claim of Louisa Coleman, and John Albers; the postmaster at Jericho was indicted for receiving an illegal fee of $25 from the same woman.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"crime,ross",https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/ef1177370b3a678bd15993e2351a132f.PNG,Text,"Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi ",1,0