The Governor is the chief executive of the state whose function is to administer the laws of the state. One of the activities used to accomplish this function is the extraditing of criminals. This process may also be referred to as requisition and involves either a request from the Governor of Alabama for the return of criminals who have escaped to other states or a request to the Governor of Alabama for the extradition of criminals found in Alabama. This series consists of correspondence, petitions, and legal documents. Many of the items give details of the crime, the criminal, and the circumstances of the extradition/requisition request. Most of the requests are to or from the governors of Ga., Miss., La., and Tenn. There are also extraditions from S.C., Fla., and Tex., and one request for the return to Ala. of a fugitive in Ark. The crimes committed by the felons included theft, murder, arson, horse stealing, assault, perjury, and stealing slaves.
