Telegram from Colonel John J. Thornton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 1863

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Telegram from Colonel John J. Thornton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 1863

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People

Green, Norvin, 1818-1893 Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911 Thornton, John J.

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 6th

Organizations and Businesses

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

Places

Brandon (Miss.)Kentucky Louisville (Ky.)Rockport (Miss.)Simpson County (Miss.)Summit (Miss.)Westville (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 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, Prest., Louisville, Ky.

May 18613

By Telegraph from Brandon 18613
To Gov Pettus

A Gentleman has just arrived here from Simpson County who states that they read news at Westville last Evening to the Effect that Grierson had been replused at Summit & was retreating in this direction by way of Rockport Have you any information on the Subject if so let me Know what it is immedy

J. J. Thornton
Comdg Rankin Vols

55 pd

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Col. J J Thornton
3 May '63

Answd. by telegraph
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