Resignation Letter from J. F. Boulden

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Letter to Governor Ames from J. F. Boulden, resigning as a trustee of Alcorn University.

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

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Jackson Miss Feb 20th 1875

To his excellency A Ames Gov of the State of Miss.

Dear sir, I am sorry that I feel it to be my duty to tender you my resignation as trustee of Alcorn University, because the affairs of the Institution have got into such a condition that nothing will give satisfaction but a partial chainge, & that instanto, & as we have faled to effect that change, I present you with this instrument to take effect from & after date.

Your humble servant
J F Boulden

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Boulden, Jesse Freeman, 1820-1899, “Resignation Letter from J. F. Boulden,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed December 3, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/2234.

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