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4/18/1876 [Written in pencil]

ADELBERT AMES _{J. M. Stone} Governor of the State of Mississippi,

To the Sheriff of Hinds County, Or to the Sheriff of any other County -- GREETING:

Whereas, His Excellency the Governor of the State of Louisiana has made known to me that Albert Wright, stands charged with having committed the crime of Larcency (as set forth in the annexed copy of an affidavit, which is hereby certified to be authentic,) in the State of Louisiana on the [Space] day of [Space] 18[Space];

AND, WHEREAS, It appears that said Albert Wright has fled from justice, and is to be found in the State of Mississippi, where he has taken refuge;

AND WHEREAS, the Governor aforesaid, has demanded of me the arrest and delivery of said Albert Wright to H. B. Beard whom he has appointed agent to receive and convey said Albert Wright to the jurisdictional limits within which he stands charged.

Now, Therefore, I, ADELBERT AMES, _{J. M. Stone,} Governor of the State of Mississippi, do, by virtue of the power vested in me by the Consitution and Laws of this State, direct and require you to arrest the said Albert Wright, and deliver him to the custody of the said H. B. Beard, the agent appointed by the Governor of Louisiana, to the end that he may be conveyed to the jurisdictional limits where he stands charged.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, Witness my hand and signature, and the Great Seal of the State of Mississippi hereunto affixed, this 18th day of April 1876.

J M Stone By the Governor:

James Hill
SECRETARY 0F STATE,

[State Seal]