Extraditions and requisitions files, 1831-1835.

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Extraditions and requisitions files, 1831-1835.

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The Governor of Ala. may extradite criminals from other states or be asked to return criminals found in Ala. to other states. This process may also be referred to as requisition. This series consists of letters and requisition demands. Most of the items are demands for the requisition of fugitives from the governor of Ga. Also included is a long letter from N.Y. Governor W.L. Marcy concerning Gayle's requisition request for the return of Robert G. Williams. Williams was accused of distributing "seditious" materials designed to incite a slave revolt. In the letter Marcy refuses to return Williams because the crime apparently was not committed in Ala. The letter is a long discourse on the law of extradition, the subject of slavery and the abolition movement.

Originals: 2 folders.Copies: one microfilm reel.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Alabama Department of Archives and History

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