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Clark Series 768: Box 949, Folder 04
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Receipt from J. R. Robinson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 2, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark for the payment of $248.12 for telegram charges for the month of February 1864.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 20, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining of a lack of supplies, thieves, and a Captain Price, who they allege has been terrorizing the citizens.
Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 16, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from several citizens of Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting a pardon for M. Joice - convicted of alleged burglary and larceny, - so that he may become a soldier. On the reverse is a copy of a letter from Clark to E. C. Eggleston, sheriff of Lowndes County, Mississippi, granting Joice a pardon.
Petition from D. N. Barrows, W. W. Langley, William H. Allen, and L. Julienne to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 17, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Petition from D. N. Barrows, W. W. Langley, William H. Allen, and L. Julienne, trustees of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum in Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting permission to trade cotton at Vicksburg, Mississippi, to obtain clothes and other supplies for the institution's patients.
Letter from W. H. Hardy to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 8, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. H. Hardy at Raleigh, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining about raids made by Confederate Army deserters who are operating as anti-Confederate guerrillas in Jones County, Mississippi. Hardy alleges that they have committed several crimes, such as the alleged murder of a pro-Confederate minister. He suggests that Clark send a force of one or two hundred men with instructions to conscript all eligible men in neighboring counties for Mississippi Militia service against the Jones County guerrillas.
Letter from Superintendent Robert Kells to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 18, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert Kells, superintendent of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking permission to trade cotton to the United States for supplies needed by his patients.
Letter from Sheriff G. W. Bradley to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 8, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Sheriff G. W. Bradley at Augusta, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, stating that he cannot collect state and county taxes because of alleged threats from Confederate Army deserters.
Letter from Secretary of War James A. Seddon to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 26, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Secretary of War James A. Seddon at Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the conscription of state troops into the Confederate Army.
Letter from S. M. Meek to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 16, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from S. M. Meek at the District Attorney's office in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving the facts of the conviction of M. Joice and others of burglary and larceny.
Letter from Quartermaster General A. M. West to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 23, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from A. M. West, Quartermaster General of the Mississippi Militia, at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning a legislative act to supply Mississippi soldiers in both the Militia and Confederate service with shoes and clothing. West states that he wrote to Confederate Quartermaster General Alexandar Lawton regarding the act, and that he is enclosing Lawton's reply. (Enclosed reply not present).
Letter from Quartermaster General A. M. West to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 12, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Militia Quartermaster General A. M. West to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, enclosing his cash report for November 1863 to March 1864. (Enclosed report not present).
Letter from Mississippi State Auditor A. J. Gillespie to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 21, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi State Auditor A. J. Gillespie at the State Auditor's Office in Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, estimating the ordinary expenses of the Mississippi state government for the year 1864.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General Samuel J. Gholson; March 2, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to Confederate Major General Samuel J. Gholson, concerning the transfer of Ham's battalion of state cavalry to Confederate service.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General Samuel J. Gholson; February 9, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to Confederate Major General Samuel J. Gholson, ordering him south to repel United States Army operations from the direction of Canton, Mississippi.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General Leonidas Polk; March 18, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk at Demopolis, Alabama, concerning the transfer of Mississippi Militia troops to Confederate service.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General A. M. West; February 14, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to Mississippi Militia Brigadier General A. M. West, ordering him to impress wagons, teams, and drivers to remove government stores from Macon, Mississippi. West forwarded the letter to Major J. M. Haynes in Macon.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to Captain W. E. Montgomery; March 16, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to Captain W. E. Montgomery, directing Montgomery to protect civilians from any persons who attempt to commit illegal acts against them under the pretense of authority. Clark specifically mentions one Price who, under authority from Confederate General Stephen Lee to raise a company, is allegedly apprehending and robbing civilians.
Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to Captain W. E. Montgomery; February 12, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, to Captain W. E. Montgomery, commander of the Herndon Rangers (Mississippi Militia, Cavalry Battalion, Second Reserves), giving him authority to move his command and impress items needed for his company. Clark also orders Montgomery to arrest anyone who gives away his unit's movements to the United States Army as spies, and gives him instructions on protecting local plantations, imprisoning African Americans, and dealing with Confederate Army deserters.
Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 16, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Attorney General T. J. Wharton at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark. Wharton is relaying and seconding a message from Superintendent Robert Kells at the Mississippi Lunatic Asylum, asking for Clark's help in attaining special privileges to trade cotton through United States Army lines to supply asylum patients with needed clothing, shoes, and other articles.
Letter from Major D. Menin; March 19, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Major D. Menin at the Bureau of Conscription in Enterprise, Mississippi, asking that troops be sent to Smith County, Mississippi, to clear out Confederate Army deserters.
Letter from Lieutenant N. M. Crenshaw to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 5, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter N. M. Crenshaw, a lieutenant in the 5th Mississippi Cavalry, at Starkville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting that his company be returned to state service in light of the death of their commanding officer.
Letter from Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Stewart to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 4, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Stewart at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking Clark to authorize the issuance of weapons to Mississippi State Troops.
Letter from John W. C. Watson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 12, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John W. C. Watson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, resigning his seat in the state legislature as representative from Marshall County, Mississippi.
Letter from J. Alex Ventress to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 6, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. Alex Ventress near Woodville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining about Clark's order to destroy cotton in Wilkinson County, Mississippi.
Letter from General Samuel J. Gholson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 5, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Major General Samuel J. Gholson at Buena Vista, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark of the status of the state troops under his command.