The History of Virgil A. Stewart, H.R. Howard, 1836, 1st Ed, Murrell, HC, (J2)

Description: The History of Virgil A. StewartH.R. Howard1836 First Edition: Date on title page matches date in copyright statement per this publisher's convention at that time. THE HISTORY OF VIRGIL A. STEWART, AND HIS ADVENTURE IN CAPTURING AND EXPOSING THE GREAT "WESTERN LAND PIRATE" AND HIS GANG, IN CONNEXION WITH THE EVIDENCE; ALSO OF THE TRIALS, CONFESSIONS, AND EXECUTION OF A NUMBER OF MURRELL'S ASSOCIATES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DURING THE SUMMER OF 1835, AND THE EXECUTION OF FIVE PROFESSIONAL GAMBLERS BY THE CITIZENS OF VICKSBURG, ON THE 6TH JULY, 1835.John Andrews Murrell (c. 1806 – November 21, 1844), known as "John A. Murrell", with his surname sometimes spelled as "Murel" or "Murrel", and called the "Great Western Land Pirate", was a 19th-century bandit and criminal operating along the Natchez Trace and Mississippi River, in the southern United States. His exploits were widely known at the time, and he became a noted figure in 20th century fiction. He was first convicted as a youth for the crime of horse theft. He was branded with an "HT", flogged, and sentenced to six years in prison. He was released in 1829. Murrell was convicted the second and last time for the crime of slave stealing, in the Circuit Court of Madison County, Tennessee. He was incarcerated in the Tennessee State Penitentiary in Nashville from 1834 to 1844....Murrell was known as a "land-pirate", using the Mississippi River as a base for his operations. He used a network of 300 to 1,000, and even as many as 2,500 (as some newspaper reports claimed) fellow bandits collectively known as the Mystic Clan to pull off his escapades. Many of his followers were believed to be members of mixed-race groups known as the Melungeons and Redbones. He was also known as a bushwhacker along the Natchez Trace. Murrell posed as a traveling preacher. Twain and others wrote that he would preach to a congregation while his gang stole the horses outside, but they also said that Murrell's horse was always left behind. The location of his hideout and operations base has been debated. Possibilities were Jackson County, Tennessee; Natchez, Mississippi, at Devil's Punch Bowl; Tunica County, Mississippi; the Neutral Ground in Louisiana; and Island 37 on the Mississippi River. One record, a genealogical note, places him as far east as Georgia. Atlanta historian Franklin Garrett wrote that a lawless district in that town was named for him in the 1840s, as "Murrell's Row". Because Murrell came to symbolize lawlessness along the Natchez Trace in the antebellum era, his "hideouts" (whether any hideouts existed or not) were said to be located at most of the well-known areas of such lawlessness along the Trace. Stewart published his account of Murrell's plot in 1835. Just before Murrell was apprehended, he was rumored to be leading a slave revolt in New Orleans in an attempt to take over the city and become a sort of criminal potentate of Louisiana. Some say he began to plot his takeover of New Orleans in 1841, although he was then in the sixth year of a 10-year sentence in the prison at Nashville. Others say he operated as a criminal from 1835 to 1857. He was in prison for 10 of those years and died of tuberculosis in 1844 shortly after being released. --Wikipedia Murrell's exploits are also mentioned in Mark Twain's Life on the Mississippi, and in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Injun Joe finds a treasure believed to be loot from Murrell's robberies. 273 pages plus 36 additional pages of advertising from the publisher. A typed statement from noted bookseller Kenneth Nebenzahl, Inc. concerning this copy and its condition is included. See photos for a better idea of item's actual condition. 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