Reward files, 1821-1824.

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Reward files, 1821-1824.

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The Governor of Alabama is authorized to offer a reward by proclamation for the apprehension of persons charged with any capital offense who have escaped from prison, custody, or who have fled the state. This series consists of correspondence, petitions, and notices concerning rewards offered by the Governor of Alabama. Among the crimes and individuals discussed in the documents are John Hewet, an escapee from the Perry County jail, who was convicted of the murder of Luke Williams; William David Lofton, for murder; Samuel McGehee, for abusing and murdering a slave in Eve, Alabama; and John Goodman, Brittain Baily, James B. Baily, and John Logan, escapees from the St. Clair County jail.

Originals:a 1 folder (1 archives box).Copies: One microfilm reel.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 8220114

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886

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John A. Logan was born near what is now Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, the son of Dr. John Logan and Dr. Logan's second wife, Elizabeth (Jenkins) Logan. He studied with his father and with a private tutor, then studied for three years at Shiloh College. He enlisted in the 1st Illinois Infantry for the Mexican–American War, and received a commission as a second lieutenant and assignment as the regimental quartermaster. After the war Logan studied law in the office of his uncle, Alexand...

Alabama. Governor (1821-1825 : Pickens)

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Goodman, John C.

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Baily, Brittain.

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Baily, James (British printmaker, active 18th-19th centuries)

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Alabama. Governor (1821-1825).

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Loften, William David.

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McGehee, Samuel.

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Hewet, John.

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Pickens, Israel, 1780-1827

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U.S. representative from North Carolina, public official of North Carolina and Alabama, governor of Alabama, and U.S. senator from Alabama. From the description of Letters of Israel Pickens, 1812-1825. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450084 ...

Williams, Luke, 1971-....

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