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Postcard from Martha Hubbard to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Jesse James Payne, January 4, 1946

Postcard from Martha Hubbard to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Jesse James Payne, January 4, 1946
Date
1945-01-04
Description
Postcard written from Martha C. Hubbard, representing Mothers of America, to Governor Millard Caldwell, praising him for refusing to call the murder of Jesse James Payne a lynching.
Collection
Postcard from Martha Hubbard to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Jesse James Payne, January 4, 1946

Postcard from Martha Hubbard to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Jesse James Payne, January 4, 1946
Telegram from John F. Dowd of Time Magazine to Governor Millard Caldwell, March 14, 1947

Telegram from John F. Dowd of Time Magazine to Governor Millard Caldwell, March 14, 1947
Date
1947-03-14
Description
Telegram from John F. Dowd informing Governor Millard Caldwell that the magazine "Colliers" did not request permission to reprint a quote from an article dated January 7, 1946.
Collection
Telegram from John F. Dowd of Time Magazine to Governor Millard Caldwell, March 14, 1947

Telegram from John F. Dowd of Time Magazine to Governor Millard Caldwell, March 14, 1947
Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945

Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945
Date
1945
Description
Letter from Harry T. Moore to Governor Millard Caldwell urging Caldwell to help find those responsible for the lynching and death of Jesse James Payne. Moore cites two other instances of lynchings that occured in Florida in the span of twenty-four months where no guilty parties were punished. Response from Governor Caldwell included.
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Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945

Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945
Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945

Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945
Date
1945
Description
Correspondences between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell discussing the temporary suspension of Sheriff Lonnie Davis and the assembly of a new Grand Jury to investigate the lynching of Jesse James Payne. There is also discussion for best way for the family of Payne to testify to the new Grand Jury without having to risk their safety by going to Madison County, where Payne was originally lynched. Responses from Governor Caldwell are included.
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Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945

Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945
Letter from Edward Daniel Davis to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 14, 1945

Letter from Edward Daniel Davis to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 14, 1945
Date
1945-10-14
Description
Letter from Edward Daniel Davis, president of Marion County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), to Governor Millard Caldwell. Davis advocates that a real effort should be put into murder investigation for the lynching of Jesse James Payne. Response from Governor Caldwell included.
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Letter from Edward Daniel Davis to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 14, 1945

Letter from Edward Daniel Davis to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 14, 1945
Telegram from Governor Millard Caldwell to John Shaw Billings Quoting Correspondence from R.B Eleazer, January 8, 1946

Telegram from Governor Millard Caldwell to John Shaw Billings Quoting Correspondence from R.B Eleazer, January 8, 1946
Date
1946-01-08
Description
Telegram from Governor Millard Caldwell to John Shaw Billings of Time Magazine which includes correspondence between Governor Caldwell and Robert B. Eleazer regarding a misquote of stance on the lynching of Jesse James Payne, and the response which includes the accurate quote.
Collection
Telegram from Governor Millard Caldwell to John Shaw Billings Quoting Correspondence from R.B Eleazer, January 8, 1946

Telegram from Governor Millard Caldwell to John Shaw Billings Quoting Correspondence from R.B Eleazer, January 8, 1946
Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 23, 1945

Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 23, 1945
Date
1945-10-23
Description
Letter from Attorney General John Thomas Watson giving a report on the Madison County proceedings for the lynching of Jesse James Payne. The report concludes that the sheriff was negligent in his duties and should be temporarily suspended, and that a new grand jury should be assembled.
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Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 23, 1945

Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 23, 1945
Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, November 1, 1945

Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, November 1, 1945
Date
1945-11-01
Description
Letter from Attorney General John Thomas Watson giving a report on the Madison County proceedings for the lynching of Jesse James Payne. the report states that Governor Caldwell went against Watson's advice for temporarily suspending Sheriff Lonnie Davis, and also states that the grand jury ultimately found Sheriff Davis not negligent in his duty to protect Jesse James Payne.
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Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, November 1, 1945

Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, November 1, 1945
Collier's Editorial, "Two Governors on Race Problems," February 23, 1946

Collier's Editorial, "Two Governors on Race Problems," February 23, 1946
Date
1946-02-23
Description
Article from Collier's Magazine comparing the Governor of North Carolina, R.G. Cherry, to Florida Governor Millard Caldwell, and their responses to race and crime within their states. The article praises Cherry for his response, while condemning Caldwell for allegedly condonning lynching.
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Collier's Editorial, "Two Governors on Race Problems," February 23, 1946

Collier's Editorial, "Two Governors on Race Problems," February 23, 1946
Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to William Chenery Regarding Misquote in Collier's Magazine

Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to William Chenery Regarding Misquote in Collier's Magazine
Date
1946-02-13
Description
Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to William Chenery, publisher of Collier's Magazine, requesting that the magazine does not print a misquote which harms the character of the Governor.
Collection
Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to William Chenery Regarding Misquote in Collier's Magazine

Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to William Chenery Regarding Misquote in Collier's Magazine
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
s576_b048_f27_01Postcard from Martha Hubbard to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Jesse James Payne, January 4, 1946TextLynching
Politics and government
African Americans--Civil rights		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_01.jpg
s576_b048_f27_010Telegram from John F. Dowd of Time Magazine to Governor Millard Caldwell, March 14, 1947TextPolitics and government
Periodicals
Libel and slander		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_010.jpg
s576_b048_f27_013Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945TextLynching
Murder--Investigation
Race relations
Politics and government		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_013.jpg
s576_b048_f27_014Correspondence Between Harry T. Moore and Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, 1945TextLynching
Murder--Investigation
Race relations
Politics and government		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_014.jpg
s576_b048_f27_015Letter from Edward Daniel Davis to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 14, 1945TextLynching
Murder--Investigation
Race relations
Politics and government		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_015.jpg
s576_b048_f27_016Telegram from Governor Millard Caldwell to John Shaw Billings Quoting Correspondence from R.B Eleazer, January 8, 1946TextLynching
Politics and government
Race relations		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_016.jpg
s576_b048_f27_017Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, October 23, 1945TextLynching
Murder--Investigation
Race relations
Politics and government		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_017.jpg
s576_b048_f27_018Letter from John Thomas Watson to Governor Millard Caldwell Regarding Lynching of Jesse James Payne, November 1, 1945TextLynching
Murder--Investigation
Race relations
Politics and government		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_018.jpg
s576_b048_f27_019Collier's Editorial, "Two Governors on Race Problems," February 23, 1946TextRace relations
Politics and government
Lynching		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_019.jpg
s576_b048_f27_020Letter from Governor Millard Caldwell to William Chenery Regarding Misquote in Collier's MagazineTextRace relations
Politics and government
Lynching		/fmp/governor-records/thumbnails/s576_b048_f27_020.jpg