Title	[log of correspondence] J. K. Nelson
Record type	register
Creator	Nelson, J. K.
Date of creation	1863-09-02
Series	Records of the field offices for the state of Tennessee, 1865-1872
Description	Inquiry into the missing petition to Governor Brownlow for the pardon of Albert Ellis.
Additional notes	Series M1911, Reel 77, [Frame 578]
Excerpt from record	Captain, In obedience to your advice and request from Judge Smith, I have the honor to address you to make inquiry concerning a petition to Gov. Brownlow from this office dated July 2nd 1863, for the pardon of Albert Ellis, Co. “F” 111th USCT convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years at last Special [illegible] of the Criminal Court of Rutherford County. This petition was endorsed and pardon recommended by Judge Smith. As no action has yet been taken in the case, it is found that the document may be lost or mislaid.
Geographic location	Murfreesboro (Tenn.) Rutherford County (Tenn.) Nashville (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Walsh, Michael Nelson, J. K. Nelson, James K. Ellis, Albert Brownlow, Gov.
Subject (LC)	African Americans--Tennessee--Social conditions--19th century Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee--Rutherford County United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--Records and correspondence
Coverage	1860-1869
Contributing institution	National Archives and Records Administration
Medium	microfilm
Bibliographic citation	[Document title, date]. Records of the field offices for the State of Tennessee. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872. Series M1911, [Reel number, Frame number/s]. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Copyright status	public domain
Collection name	Freedman's Bureau Records