{"id":4446,"date":"2022-11-29T17:31:52","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T23:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/petition.png"},"modified":"2022-12-01T09:24:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T15:24:49","slug":"petition","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/much-ado.net\/legislators\/legislators\/j-m-p-williams\/petition\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition to support Blanche K. Bruce as a trustee of Alcorn University"},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":""},"class_list":["post-4446","attachment","type-attachment","status-inherit","hentry"],"description":{"rendered":"

\"Petition<\/a><\/p>\n

Part of the Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi Project<\/a>. Original at the Mississippi Department of Archives & History.<\/p>\n

Jackson Miss
\nMay 13th 1871<\/p>\n

His Excellency
\nGov J. L. Alcorn
\nJackson Miss<\/p>\n

We the undersigned have the honor to suggest the name of B. K. Bruce<\/a>, Esq. as a suitable person for appointment as one of the Trustees of Alcorn University<\/p>\n

O. S. Miles
\nGeo. S. Smith
\nWm Gray<\/a>
\nJohn [?]
\nC A Sullivan 18th Dist<\/p>\n

A. S. Dowd
\nA Warner
\nH. Musgrove
\nR C Powers
\nR. Gleed<\/a>
\nW. S. Rushing
\nMygatt
\nFinis K. Little
\nW A Gibbs
\nThos W. Stringer<\/a>
\nJ. M. P. Williams<\/a> 4th
\nA. T. Morgan 13th Dist
\nH. M. Paine 26th Dist.
\nJos Bennett 8th Dist
\nChas. Calwell<\/a>
\nJno Watts
\nR. C. Leachman<\/p>\n

Governor, I respectfully refer you to the Hon H. R. Revels<\/a> for further information in regard to me<\/p>\n

B. K. Bruce<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"

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