Petition to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 14, 1870
Title
Petition to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; June 14, 1870
Subject
Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894; Mississippi. Governor; Slavery.
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Alcorn Collection. Petition from people formerly enslaved by O. H. Whitfield to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn in support of the appointment of O. H. Whitfield to the Office of Chancellor of the Monroe County District. In the letters they claim to have known him from his childhood and that since they have been freed he has done all he can to help secure their rights.
Creator
Unknown
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1870-06-14
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_786-971-June1870-01
Coverage
1870
Text
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Aberdeen Miss.
June 14' 1870
To His Excellency
Governer J. L Alcorn
Dear Sir
We whose names are hereunto subscribed must respectfully petition & earnestly ask of your Excellency the appointment of O. H. Whitfield Esq to the office of Chanceller of this District—
We who are among those that were his former servants have known him from his childhood—when we were his slaves he was always kind & liberal to us [strikethrough][unlear][strikethrough]—and
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since our freedom he has done all he could to secure to us our rights—we therefore must respectfully ask that our petition be granted,
Isaac ^his X mark^ Whitfield
William ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Henry ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Chas ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Gabriel ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Isaac ^his X mark^ Whitfield Jr
Jack ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Savage^his X mark^ Logan
Rollins ^his X mark^ Clay
Washington ^his X mark^ Clay
Jack ^his X Mark^ Halth
Calvin ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Alex ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Wash ^his X mark^ McAllister
I certify that the above is true & correct
M A Whitfield
Aberdeen Miss.
June 14' 1870
To His Excellency
Governer J. L Alcorn
Dear Sir
We whose names are hereunto subscribed must respectfully petition & earnestly ask of your Excellency the appointment of O. H. Whitfield Esq to the office of Chanceller of this District—
We who are among those that were his former servants have known him from his childhood—when we were his slaves he was always kind & liberal to us [strikethrough][unlear][strikethrough]—and
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since our freedom he has done all he could to secure to us our rights—we therefore must respectfully ask that our petition be granted,
Isaac ^his X mark^ Whitfield
William ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Henry ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Chas ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Gabriel ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Isaac ^his X mark^ Whitfield Jr
Jack ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Savage^his X mark^ Logan
Rollins ^his X mark^ Clay
Washington ^his X mark^ Clay
Jack ^his X Mark^ Halth
Calvin ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Alex ^his X mark^ Whitfield
Wash ^his X mark^ McAllister
I certify that the above is true & correct
M A Whitfield