Letter from W. J. Barnes to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 3, 1862

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Letter from W. J. Barnes to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; November 3, 1862

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Barnes, W. J.Clory, Unknown Jones, Unknown Nancy, Unkown Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Reynolds, Quincy

Events

Drought

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army United States. Army

Places

Arkansas Helena (Ark.)Jackson (Miss.)Little Rock (Ark.)Mississippi River Richwood (Ark.)

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African Americans Enslaved people

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Nov 3^th1862
Wrich wood? Arks

Gov J. J. Pettus

I will try to drop you a few lines to let you know how we ar all geting on I am getting corn I have mad a bought a half crop the droth cut the crops vary short in this section country I am seling corn to the army at one dollar per bus I have sold a bought 1000 bus I cannot tell how much I will have to Spare untell I get dun puting up for the place I think I will kill met anaught for the ~~pan~~place if the hogs dont dye the hogs is dying weith colly I am making the Negros clothing at home and lether for the Shoes the Nigras has bin sick a grat deal with the chills and [?] sevrel is down now but sum better I am just geting up from a hard spell of it I am at a laws to now what dare with the Nigros for the best I think the Feds will come to Little Rock as soon as the River gets up tha reported to be in larg force at Helena wating for the River to rise Quincy Reynolds ses every tub has to stand on its own bottom thes times so I gets no help from him I have not seen him sence last spring

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I am at a lose to know weather to geather the the cotton ar not I am selling everything I can Mr Jones told ^me^ to hold on to the maz untell further orders) Clory and Nancy has a fine gall child a peace pleas writ to me every thing looks vary gloomey hear now

Your Friend

W J Barnes

W J Barnes, corn meat &c

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Gov J. J. Pettus
Jackson
Miss