Telegram from John L. Henly to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 14, 1861

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Telegram from John L. Henly to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 14, 1861

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People

Green, Norvin, 1818-1893 Henly, John S.Higgins, E.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862

Events

Military Engagements

Organizations and Businesses

Telegraph Company Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)Watercraft Watercraft--Arrow Watercraft--Massachusetts (Ship : 1860)Watercraft--Oregon (Steamer)

Places

Hernando (Miss.)Kentucky Louisville (Ky.)Ship Island (Miss.)

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South-Western Telegraph Company.

THE PUBLIC are notified, that in order to guard against mistakes in the transmission of messages, every message of importance ought to be repeated by being sent back from the station at which it is to be received to the station from which it is originally sent. Half the usual price for transmission will be charged for repeating the message, and while his company will, as heretofore, use every precaution to ensure correctness, it will not be responsible for mis-takes or delays in the transmissions or delivery of repeated messages, beyond an amount exceeding two hundred times the amount paid for sending the message; nor will it be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission of unrepeated mes-sages, from whatever cause they may arise, nor will it be responsible for delays arising from interruptions in the working of its Telegraphs, nor for any mistake or omission of any other Company, over whose lines a message is to be sent to reach the place of destination.

All messages will hereafter be received by this Company for transmission, subject to the above conditions.

N. GREEN, Prest., Louisville, Ky.

July 1861

By telegraph from Ship Island 14^th 1861
To J J Pettus ^rcd Hernando^

Commander in Chief today Oregon & arrow as now attacked frigate Massachusetts outside Ship Island harbor Mass-chusetts withdrew oregon Much Need twelve pound Rifle Cannon Send imme-diately Care E Higgins And to Genl Twiggs particulars by Mail

Jno S Henly

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Jno S Henly