Hinds-Statewide County MsArchives News..... Mississippi November 1847 election 1878 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Pattie Snowball http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00017.html#0004072 October 6, 2007, 4:33 pm Hinds County Gazette 1878 W. Calvin Wells, Esq., places on our table a copy of the Gazette of Aug.13, 1847 – a paper 31 years old.- The most attractive local publication in the paper, is the list of announcements for office for the election of November, 1847. James Dupree is announced as a candidate for the State Senate; H.G. Johnston, D.M. Dancy, T.J. Catchings and Dr. Robert White, are announced as candidates for the legislature; H. M. White, Amos R. Johnston, and A.L. Dabney, for Probate Judge; B.G. Bankston, J.W. Dougherty and W. Hampton, for Probate Clerk; J.L. McManus and Andrew R. Johnson, for Circuit Clerk; R.N. Downing, for Sheriff; C. Penn, A. Patrick, and E.H. Watson, for Treasurer; T.C. Chapman, Philip Muldoon, R.W.T. Daniels and A.J. Chapman, for Assessor; and Joshua Stone and H.A. McNamar, for Surveyor. Of all this formidable list, the following gentlemen were elected:- H.G. Johnston, T.J. Catchings, Robt. White, Amos R. Johnston, W.H. Hampton, J.L. McManus, R.N.Downing, E.H. Watson, A.J. Chapman, and Joshua Stone. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/hinds/newspapers/mississi33gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/msfiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb