Richard Griggs

Richard Griggs (died 1883) was a state legislator and author in Mississippi. ^[1] He also served as a court clerk. ^[2]

He was born in Tennessee ^[3] and enslaved, having had more than a dozen owners including Nathan B. Forrest. He served as Mississippi’s commissioner of immigration and agriculture. ^{[4] [5]}

He authored Guide to Mississippi. ^[6]

References

1. "Richard Griggs – Against All Odds".
2. "Vicksburg Evening Post, July 4, 1883 – Against All Odds".
3. Foner, Eric; Foner, Professor of History Eric (June 7, 1993). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-507406-2 – via Google Books.
4. Boritt, Gabor S.; Hancock, Scott (June 14, 2007). "Slavery, Resistance, Freedom". Oxford University Press – via Google Books.
5. Foner, Eric (June 26, 2013). Forever Free: The Story of Emancipation and Reconstruction. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN   978-0307834584 – via Google Books.
6. History, Mississippi Department of Archives and (June 7, 1911). "Annual Report of the Director of the Department of Archives and History of the State of Mississippi from ..." The Department – via Google Books.