Extradition Papers
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Request for Extradition of Philbrook and Kellerun from William Schley, Governor of Georgia
- Correspondence from William Schley, Governor of Georgia, to Robert Dunlap, Governor of Maine, requesting the extradition of Captain Daniel Philbrook and Edward Kellerun to Georgia for the crime of "feloniously inveigling, stealing, and carrying away, a negro man slave named Atticus, the property of said James Sagurs and Henry Sagurs..."
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Extradition Papers
Extradition Request From Georgia For Philbrook and Kellerun
- Formal extradition request from Georgia for the apprehension and return of Captain Daniel Philbrook and First Mate Edward Kellerun of the schooner Susan. Philbrook and Kellerun accused of simple larceny for "stealing" a slave named Atticus.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Extradition Papers
Letter from Governor McDonald to Governor Kent Requesting Extradition of Philbrook and Kelleran
- Letter from James J. McDonald, Governor of Georgia, to Maine's Governor Edward Kent renewing the demand for extradition of Captain Daniel Philbrook and First Mate Edward Kelleran [Kellerun or Killoran] in order to "preserve amicable relations between the States of Georgia and Maine, two members of this great confederacy, and to maintain the harmony of the Union."
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Extradition Papers
Letter from Governor Gilmer to Governor Kent Demanding Extradition of Philbrook and Kellerun
- Letter from Governor Gilmer to Governor Kent demanding extradition of Philbrook and Kellerun, as, in Gilmer's opinion, the objections of Kent's predecessor Governor Dunlap had been removed.
- Type: FILE
Extradition Request From Georgia For Philbrook and Kellerun
- Formal extradition request from Georgia for the apprehension and return of Captain Daniel Philbrook and First Mate Edward Kellerun of the schooner Susan. Philbrook and Kellerun accused of simple larceny for "stealing" a slave named Atticus.
- Type: FILE
Letter from Governor Schley to Governor Dunlap expressing anger at Dunlap's refusal to extradite
- Letter from Governor Schley to Governor Dunlap expressing anger at Dunlap's refusal to extradite Captain Daniel Philbrook and first mate Edward Kelleran [Kellerun] to Georgia. "I forbear to answer this portion of your letter in the spirit my feelings would dictate. But really Sir, I cannot avoid expressing my utter astonishment at the assumption of powers like these, and I venture to say that in the whole course of our history under the Constitution and the law I have quoted, no such pretention has been heretofore set up. Is the Governor of Maine better qualified to determine what constitutes felony in Georgia, than the Governor and the judicial authorities of Georgia?"
- Type: FILE
Request for Extradition of Philbrook and Kellerun from William Schley, Governor of Georgia
- Correspondence from William Schley, Governor of Georgia, to Robert Dunlap, Governor of Maine, requesting the extradition of Captain Daniel Philbrook and Edward Kellerun to Georgia for the crime of "feloniously inveigling, stealing, and carrying away, a negro man slave named Atticus, the property of said James Sagurs and Henry Sagurs..."
- Type: FILE
Secretary of State John Clayton sends copies of documents relating to Albert Wood's case
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Extradition Papers
[Copy] Letter from John F. Crampton, Secretary of the British Legion posted in Washington, demanding an investigation into Albert Wood's case
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Extradition Papers