Southwest Mississippi Region

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This postcard offers a twenty-five dollar reward for the arrest of M. G. Williams on behalf of the Chief of Police in Natchez, Mississippi. Williams is described as a twenty-five year-old man, very dark complected, about five and a half feet "high", and missing two toes from his right foot. The card claims that he was traveling with a woman and two children, the eldest of whom is named Audrey. The card goes on to describe him as being dressed fairly well and wearing and slouch hat, being fond of drinking and gambling. A small photograph of a man wearing a dark suit and bow-tie with a white shirt and a dark hat. The back of the card Is postmarked Natchez, Miss., April 18, 1904. Much of the res of the back is damaged.

Publication Date

1904

Time Period

1900-1909

Subjects

Postcards; Wanted circulars; Reward circulars

Keywords

Arrest rewards; bounty hunting

Geographic Location

Natchez, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_1904-04-18_Postcard-Reward-MG-Williams_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, Southwest Mississippi Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Reward for Arrest of M. G. Williams, Natchez, Mississippi

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