Telegram from Captain Angus Taylor to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 21, 1862

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Telegram from Captain Angus Taylor to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; January 21, 1862

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People

Duncan, Unknown Green, Norvin, 1818-1893 Hoskins, James A.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Taylor, Angus

Events

Military Events--Disband Military Units Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 33rd (Hardcastle's). Company A Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 46th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 46th. Company A Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Light Artillery Battalion, 14th

Organizations and Businesses

Telegraph Company Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)

Places

Kentucky Louisville (Ky.)New Orleans (La.)

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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 mistakes 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, Pres't, Louisville, Ky.

January 21 1862

By Telegraph from GN. O. 21. 1862
To Gov Pettus

we are here unorganized & no hope of being Organized without Joining the Duncan Battalion is there no other Chance for us is Hoskins battery broken up Can you give us a battery please Answer immediately

A. Taylor
Capt Gaines Invincibles

36 Paid

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Capt A, Taylor company

Jan 1862