Extraditions and requisitions files of Governor Clement Comer Clay.
These records consists of correspondence with officials in other states regarding the return of individuals who had fled to or from Alabama after they were accused of committing crimes. Included is a requisition from the governor of Louisiana regarding the return of Jacob Wilson, who allegedly robbe...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Summary: | These records consists of correspondence with officials in other states regarding the return of individuals who had fled to or from Alabama after they were accused of committing crimes. Included is a requisition from the governor of Louisiana regarding the return of Jacob Wilson, who allegedly robbed Taylor's store in New Orleans, and a request for the return of a runaway enslaved man from Alabama who had been sold to another person in Maryland. |
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