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Clark Series 768: Box 950, Folder 13
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Letter from Colonel L. Houghton; May 30, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Colonel L. Houghton, Quartermaster General of Mississippi, certifying that he had turned over the archives and property of his department to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.
Special Orders No. 7 from General J. A. Maltby; June 3, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Special Orders No. 7 from United States Army General J. A. Maltby, written by Lieutenant J. T. Gleason, appointing Captain L. C. Hubbard to hold the archives and property of the state of Mississippi. On the reverse, a note by W. A. Gordon, dated June 20, 1865, revokes Maltby's order and, by order of Major General Peter J. Osterhaus, directs Captain J. Warren Miller to resume charge of state property.
Receipt from Mississippi Attorney-General C. E. Hooker; October 17, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from C. E. Hooker for papers of the Mississippi Attorney General's office, received of Mr. F. A. Whiting, librarian and keeper of the capitol.
Receipt from Mississippi State Treasurer John H. Echols; October 18, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from John H. Echols for the property of the Mississippi State Treasurer's office, received from F. A. Whiting, librarian and keeper of the capitol, and turned over to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.
Letter from Thomas B. Lenoir; May 30, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Thomas B. Lenoir at Macon, Mississippi, certifying that he has turned over the property of the Mississippi Adjutant General's office to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.
Copy of letter from C. F. Christenson to General E. D. Osband; 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from C. F. Christenson, aide to United States Army Major General Edward Canby at Mobile, Alabama, to United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband, informing Osband that his action in taking the Mississippi state archives is approved. Christenson further states that General A. J. Smith has been requested to send the Mississippi Land Office's records from Montgomery, Alabama, to Jackson, Mississippi. This copy is transcribed by Osband's Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller.
Copy of Special Orders No. 2 from General E. D. Osband; May 22, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of Special Orders No. 2 from United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband to Captain J. Warren Miller, ordering him to receive the property of the state of Mississippi. This copy is transcribed by Miller.
Copy of letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General E. D. Osband; May 22, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Jackson, Mississippi, to United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband, informing Osband that the archives and property of the state had been turned over to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller and providing a list of property in the executive mansion turned over to Miller. Clark also states that other officers of the state will deliver the archives and property from their departments. This copy is transcribed by Miller, Osband's Assistant Adjutant General.
Letter from Superintendent Clem C. Moore; May 22, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Clem C. Moore, superintendent of the Mississippi State Penitentiary, certifying that he had turned over the property of the state to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.
Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State C. A. Brougher; May 22, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Mississippi Secretary of State C. A. Brougher at Jackson, Mississippi, certifying that he had turned over the property of his office to United States Army Captain J. Warren Miller.
Copy of letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General E. D. Osband; May 22, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Jackson, Mississippi, to United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband, protesting against Osband's request to turn over the records and archives of the state as well as the Mississippi Governor's Mansion. Clark states that he will not attempt to resist the United States Armed Forces taking possession of the state's records and executive mansion, but that he is delivering them under protest. This copy is transcribed by Osband's Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller. (This letter is Clark's reply to mdah_768-950-13-01).
Copy of letter from General E. D. Osband to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 20, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Copy of a letter from United States Army Brigadier General E. D. Osband at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking Clark to turn over the records and archives of the state to him. Osband also requests that Clark turn over custody of the Mississippi Governor's Mansion. This copy is transcribed by Osband's Assistant Adjutant General J. Warren Miller. (Clark's reply to this letter is mdah_768-950-13-02).