Letter from F. M. James to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 10, 1864
Title
Letter from F. M. James to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 10, 1864
Subject
Clark, Charles, 1811-1877; Confederate States of America. Army.; Mississippi. Governor; Prisoners.
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from F. M. James, the sheriff of Chickasaw County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark concerning one of his prisoners who was forcibly taken by Confederate soldiers.
Creator
James, F. M.
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1864-10-10
Contributor
Funding for this project provided by The Dale Center for Study of War and Society-USM, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the Mississippi Digital Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the Watson-Brown Foundation
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Language
English
Identifier
mdah_768-950-02-17
Coverage
1864
Text
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Houston Mississippi
Oct 10th" 1864
Dear Sir
On the 30th day of Aug 1864 One William T Stricklin, by your orders, was han-ded over to me as Sheriff of Chickasaw County on a Charge of having Killed one W. Rucker, in the Town of Okalona in Chickasaw County Mississippi on the night of the 29 day of Augt 1864—As Sheriff I held the Custody and had him in Charge of a guard until the [strikethrough] Morning [strikethrough] ^Night^ of the 30th of August 1864, When, as I am informed he was forcibly taken from said Custody by a body of Confederate Soldiers, and was by order of Maj Wheeler Commander of the Post at Okalona sent off under guard to the Confederate Mili-tary Post at Maridian under the charge of having Killed said Rucker
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and was turned over to the Command-ant of the post at that place, Who as I am informed, has since turned him over to the Provost Marshal at the Post at Aberdeen Missi—
I have in my hands as the Sheriff of Chickasaw County Missi a warrant issued by T C Brown, at Okalona, a Justice of the Peace of Chickasaw County Missi Commanding me to arrest and safely keep the said Stricklin, and have him before the Said T C Brown Esqr or some other Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid at the time & place [?] designated, to [answer?] the Charge of having Killed and Murdered the Said W Rucker, Which Warrant I am unable to obey & exicute because the Said Stricklin was forcibly taken from my Gaurd by the Confederate
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Military authorities and Carried beyond the limits of My County—
I have therefore to request that Your Excellency, under the Power and au-thority, by which you are invested, by virtue of your office, do make a demand on the proper Military authorities & have the Said Wm" T. Stricklin remanded to My Custody, from whence he was improperly taken, in order that I may be enabled to obey & execute the Commands of the warrant now in my hands as aforesaid
To
His Excellency
Charles Clark
Macon
Missi
Respectfully
F, M, James
Sheriff of Chickasaw Co Missi
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Recd Oct 31
The [same?] Shff of Chickasaw Co as to demand and for Stricklan [?] &c
The make demand for him of C. T. [officers?]
Houston Mississippi
Oct 10th" 1864
Dear Sir
On the 30th day of Aug 1864 One William T Stricklin, by your orders, was han-ded over to me as Sheriff of Chickasaw County on a Charge of having Killed one W. Rucker, in the Town of Okalona in Chickasaw County Mississippi on the night of the 29 day of Augt 1864—As Sheriff I held the Custody and had him in Charge of a guard until the [strikethrough] Morning [strikethrough] ^Night^ of the 30th of August 1864, When, as I am informed he was forcibly taken from said Custody by a body of Confederate Soldiers, and was by order of Maj Wheeler Commander of the Post at Okalona sent off under guard to the Confederate Mili-tary Post at Maridian under the charge of having Killed said Rucker
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and was turned over to the Command-ant of the post at that place, Who as I am informed, has since turned him over to the Provost Marshal at the Post at Aberdeen Missi—
I have in my hands as the Sheriff of Chickasaw County Missi a warrant issued by T C Brown, at Okalona, a Justice of the Peace of Chickasaw County Missi Commanding me to arrest and safely keep the said Stricklin, and have him before the Said T C Brown Esqr or some other Justice of the Peace for the County aforesaid at the time & place [?] designated, to [answer?] the Charge of having Killed and Murdered the Said W Rucker, Which Warrant I am unable to obey & exicute because the Said Stricklin was forcibly taken from my Gaurd by the Confederate
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Military authorities and Carried beyond the limits of My County—
I have therefore to request that Your Excellency, under the Power and au-thority, by which you are invested, by virtue of your office, do make a demand on the proper Military authorities & have the Said Wm" T. Stricklin remanded to My Custody, from whence he was improperly taken, in order that I may be enabled to obey & execute the Commands of the warrant now in my hands as aforesaid
To
His Excellency
Charles Clark
Macon
Missi
Respectfully
F, M, James
Sheriff of Chickasaw Co Missi
Page 4:
Recd Oct 31
The [same?] Shff of Chickasaw Co as to demand and for Stricklan [?] &c
The make demand for him of C. T. [officers?]