1 10 1 https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/c4e3bdb635f8a566bfd046c1b803f295.jpg 48936e325c72fb43e4f9bf6244e7b644 https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/c2b82e8247d4cc266ae6b4014b9f1306.jpg 5186c4068f1e66275479b122609bda2f https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/files/original/61df13c81e8ca5b144dfe53ec2467026.jpg 2a7976100027f79ed455db6eca7e0570 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource DeeDee Baldwin Assistant Professor, History Research Librarian <a href="mailto:dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu">dbaldwin@library.msstate.edu</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Text Any textual data included in the document Natchez Miss Sept 1 1876 To the President U.S. Genl U. S. Grant Washington City DC. Dear Sir This will inform you of the condition of affairs in Wilkinson County. I was compelled to leave my home in that County for fear of violence to me offered by the armed men of that County for my sentiments and principals as a republican. I was summoned before Mr. Boutwells Committee to testify of the late State Election held in this State and riot in that County, by reference to the evidence taken by the committee you will see what I and others testified. I have been away from my family for some considerable time here in this City awaiting for some protection, that I might return home. Also Mr Peter Crout from that County who testified before that committee have been threatened with death should he return, he is a man of considerable property. Mr N B Earheart, John J Foley, and Abram Scott all received each their coffin to leave within fifteen days or else they must prepare themselves to suffer the consequences. The late named gentlemen is the County Assessor, the others are not officers, but are leading republicans and old residents of the County, and own both real & personal property in the town of Woodville. The republicans are not permitted to assemble peacably in their meeting for fear violence and these so called armed Regulators say publicly that we shall not exercise our political opinion or preferences. I have to the best of my ability in a brief manner to lay before you our troubles and grievances in that County. I therefore ask you in the name of God and the suffering republicans of that County to send us troops that we may be protected and saved from personal destruction. I request you to please keep this secret for fear that our enemies might destroy my property in their immediate midst, as I am engaged in farming and have a good many hands employed and all that I am worth is there invested. I sincerely hope this may receive your most favorable consideration and reply at your earliest convenience all of which I shall humbly pray. Yours Very Truly <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/hugh-m--foley--wilkinson-count">Hugh M. Foley</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Hugh M. Foley to Ulysses S. Grant Subject The topic of the resource <a href="http://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/exhibits/show/legislators/hugh-m--foley--wilkinson-count">Foley, Hugh M., 1847-</a>; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Wilkinson County (Miss.) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Hugh M. Foley Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived These photos were taken of a copy at the <a href="http://www.usgrantlibrary.org/">Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library</a> at Mississippi State University. The original letter is held in the National Archives and appears in Volume 27 of The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1876-09-01 foley grant wilkinson