Reward files, 1838-1841.

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Reward files, 1838-1841.

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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 rewarding of monetary prizes 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, affidavits, and petitions concerning rewards offered by the governor of Alabama for the apprehension of criminals. Most of the letters were written by law officers or citizens asking that a reward be offered for a particular individual. The records contain details of the crime and a detailed description of the fugitive. The most outstanding incident in this series concerns the ambush and shooting of Alexander G. Nathaniel, Graves W. Steele, and William S. Collins as they journeyed to the Marshall Co. Courthouse in March 1838. The men were attacked by Daniel S. Dickinson, Jesse Allen, Alexander McFarlane, and Arthur McFarlane. Other prominent incidents include the murder of Daniel Kendrick by William Ruff in Sumter Co., Nov. 1839; and the murder of Thomas Theadford of Greene Co. by John L. Newsom on 1841 May 6.

Originals: 0.1 cubic ft. (1 folder and 1 oversized folder).Copies: 1 microfilm reel.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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SNAC Resource ID: 8236105

Alabama Department of Archives and History

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Kendrick, Daniel, 1786-1868

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Dickinson, Daniel S. (Daniel Stevens), 1800-1866

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U.S. Senator from New York; b. in Goshen, Conn., moved with his parents to Guilford, N.Y., in 1806; studied law and began practice in Guilford, N.Y.; moved to Binghamton and became first president of the City of Binghamton in 1834; state legislator; in 1844 appointed and subsequently elected as a Democrat to the U.S. Senate; reelected in 1845 and served until 1851; resumed the practice of law; elected attorney general of New York in 1861; appointed by Abraham Lincoln as U.S. attorne...

Nathaniel, Alexander G.

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Ruff, William

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Newsom, John L.

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Collins, William, shipowner

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Alabama. Governor (1837-1841 : Bagby).

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Steele, Graves W.

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McFarlane, Arthur Sproul.

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Theadford, Thomas.

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McFarlane, Alexander C.

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Bagby, Arthur P. (Arthur Pendleton), 1794-1858

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Alabama resident (Monroe County) and U.S. Senator. From the description of Letter, 1842. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 34071807 Arthur Pendleton Bagby was a lawyer originally from Virginia who settled in Claiborne, Ala. He was elected or appointed to the following public offices: Ala. Representative, Ala. Senator, Ala. Governor, U.S. Senator, and envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to the court of St. Petersburg in Russia. From the d...

Allen, Jesse (Vocalist)

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