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Clark Series 768: Box 950, Folder 04
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Sworn statement from J. R. M. Duberry; February 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Sworn statement from J. R. M. Duberry, the salt agent of Calhoun County, Mississippi, certifying that the salt intended for impoverished families of Confederate soldiers in the county was shipped to Okolona, Mississippi, where it was lost to a fire.
Sworn statement from A. McDonald and L. Murphree; February 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Sworn statement from A. McDonald and L. Murphree, stating that the area near Okolona, Mississippi, was occupied by United States Army cavalry, and certifying that a depot near Okolona containing salt intended for impoverished families of Confederate soldiers of Calhoun County, Mississippi, had been destroyed in a fire.
Report from Mississippi State Auditor A. J. Gillespie to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Report from A. J. Gillespie at the Auditor's office at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving the financial transactions of the state from November 1, 1863, to December 31, 1864.
Receipt to C. N. Daley; January 25, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt to C. N. Daly for repairs made to the roof and gutters of the Mississippi Governor's Mansion.
Receipt from J. R. Cobourn to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 11, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from J. R. Cobourn given to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark for payment of bills from the South-Western Telegraph Company for telegrams sent in November and December of 1864.
Receipt for Charles G. Farrar; January 28, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt showing that Charles G. Farrar received Mississippi Governor Charles Clark's requisition on the Mississippi State Auditor to pay Farrar for expenses incurred on a trip to Meridian, Mississippi.
Notes by Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Notes by Mississippi Governor Charles Clark written at Macon, Mississippi, between January 20, 1865, and February 20, 1865, concerning a proclamation convening the Mississippi Legislature to be published in Holmesville Independent Newspaper.
Letters from John T. Ball to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 7, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letters from John T. Ball at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving reports on his sales as dispenser of spirituous liquors.
Letter to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark with enclosure; January 6, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Brigadier General William L. Brandon's assistant adjutant general to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking if men elected to civil office will be discharged from the militia. Enclosed is a copy of a letter that Brandon received from the Confederate War Department on the matter.
Letter from Sidney Douglas to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 17, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Sidney Douglas at Mobile, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking appointment of commissioner for the state of Mississippi at Mobile. Douglas states that he is enclosing a letter of support from Alabama Governor Thomas H. Watts. (Enclosed letter is mdah_768-950-04-11).
Letter from R. Charlton to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from R. Charlton, a former lieutenant colonel in the Confederate Army, at Raymond, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for a commission in the state militia. Charlton states that he is also enclosing a copy of a statement he wrote to Confederate Secretary of War James Seddon, as well as a letter of endorsement from his superior officer. (Enclosed documents not present).
Letter from Lieutenant William H. Quarles to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Lieutenant William H. Quarles in W. K. Easterling's 3rd Regiment of Mississippi state cavalry, near Shubuta, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the use of the regiment to hunt down alleged Confederate Army deserters in Smith, Scott, Rankin, Covington, and Jones Counties, Mississippi.
Letter from Lieutenant Henry M. Cist; January 25, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from United States Army Lieutenant Henry M. Cist, by command of Major General George H. Thomas, at Eastport, Mississippi, granting authority for the citizens of Tishomingo County, Mississippi, to run the Mobile and Ohio Railroad as well as the Memphis and Charleston Railroad within the confines of the county solely for the private interests of said citizens.
Letter from K. Harrington to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 24, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from K. Harrington at Goodman, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving a report of his operations as dispenser of spirituous liquors.
Letter from Joseph Blair to Doctor Dent; February 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Joseph Blair at Columbus, Mississippi, to Doctor Dent concerning the settlement of his accounts as dispenser of spirituous liquors.
Letter from John S. Alcorn to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 19, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John S. Alcorn, an officer in the 1st Mississippi Infantry, near Verona, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking for a transfer to the cavalry.
Letter from John R. Cameron to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James R. Cameron, an officer in the 1st Battalion, Mississippi state troops, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, tendering his resignation as most of his men have allegedly deserted.
Letter from John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 2, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from John Duncan, John W. Robinson, and A. Virden at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that a treasury warrant be made out to William Merrill for $2,000.
Letter from James A. Lyon to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 17, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James A. Lyon at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, explaining why he was unable to attend the meeting of the Educational Commissioners. In a postscript, Lyon states that he is also sending a copy of his report entitled "Slavery and the Duties Growing out of the Relation", which he presented before the Presbyterian Church General Assembly in 1863. (Report not present).
Letter from J. G. Morey and D. B. Morey to Second Auditor W. H. S. Taylor; January 17, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. G. Morey and D. B. Morey, commissioners for the state of Mississippi, to W. H. S. Taylor, Second Auditor for the Confederate Treasury Department, concerning payments made by the state in 1861.
Letter from General William T. Martin to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 9, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Major General William T. Martin in Panola County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that an election be ordered for Captain Hodge's battalion of state troops.
Letter from General William L. Brandon to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 19, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Brigadier General William L. Brandon at Enterprise, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the conscription of David Simmons and J. W. McRaven.
Letter from General James Chalmers to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 25, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Brigadier General James Chalmers at Buena Vista, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, informing Clark that Colonel Outlaw was sent to Winston, Kemper, and Neshoba Counties, Mississippi, to arrest alleged Confederate deserters. Chalmers also asks Clark to grant authority to call out the state militia in said counties.
Letter from G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 16, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from District Attorney G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that a fine against Elisha Bodford for permitting an enslaved boy named Ike to trade as a free person be waived.
Letter from Baskerville, Whitfield, and Company to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 9, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from the firm of Baskerville, Whitfield, and Company in Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning a contract to provide the state of Mississippi with quinine.