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Port Gibson Miss 25 Sep 1866
Gov B. G. Humphrey Jackson Miss
Dr Sir Annexed I hand you the proceeding & findings of the Claiborne County Arrest Agst Levi Robinson Freedman. My object in forwarding it to you is to ask you to remit the fine—It is now late in the season & planters are generally unwilling to hire negroes & but few if any have the money to spare to advance for labor to be performed. His offense was Assault & Battery & Committed under aggravated Circumstances which I do not ^think^ were presented to the Court. He was prior ^to^ & during the war a good & faithful Servant—he had, during the war frequent opportunities & going to the Enemy but did not. He was captured, in '64 & was only taken from the plantation by force—he returned as soon as he could—Were I planting or could I use him I would not ask for a Mitigation of Sentence—I think his imprisonment has been a sufficient punishment. I hope Governor, you will in consideration of these facts Extend to him the Mercy of the Law—Should you act in the matter please let me hear from you as Early as possible—He was formerly my property & as an Evidence of his general good behaviour & Character several of his acquaintances on last Saturday offered to assist him in paying the Expenses of the Suit which is about Sixty Dollars
I am Governor Very Respy Yr obt svt & c
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Clairborne County Court August Term 1866 Tuesday 2d day—Ag 21st
The State of Mississippi 50$ [gap] assault 30 dys Levi Robertson
This day comes the attorney for the state in this court in part of the state and comes also the defendant in custody of the sheriff—And the said defendant being arraigned pleads not guilty to the charge in the information and for trial puts himself upon the counrtry, waiving a Jury, and the court having heard the testimony of Witnesses both for the State and the defendant and having considered the crime do adjudge the said defendant guilty as charged—and it is ordered by the Court that he be fined in the sum of Fifty Dollars to be paid into the County treasury, and that he be returned to the custody of the sheriff of this county to be conveyed by him to the county jail of the county and to be confined therein for the time and span of thirty days from this day and that he also pay the cost of this prosecution to be taxed and that he do stand committed until fine & costs are paid after the expiration of his sentence of thirty days confinement and that copies now [?] [true?] for said fine and costs—
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State of Mississippi County of Claiborne
I [?] M Dugall Clerk of the County Court in and for said County & State do hereby certify that the [prejury?] is a true & correct copy of an order of sentence of said Court entered in minutes page 55—on the 21st day of August as 1866 at the August term 1866 of said Court
[?] under my hand this 21 September 1866
[?] W Dugall Clerk
Sept 1866 F
Port Gibson, Miss. Sept. 25, 1866
Pardon not granted
Letter of—
Arguing remission of fine imposed by Clai-borne County Court on Levi Robinson, Freedman, as sentence of said courts for Assault and Battery of which the said Levi Robinson has been adjudged guilty