Letter from wife of W. H. C. Lane to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 15, 1861

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Letter from wife of W. H. C. Lane to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 15, 1861

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Lane, Mrs. W. H. C.Lane, W. H. C.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Events

Military Events--Military discharge

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 14th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Regiment, 14th. Company G

Places

Corinth (Miss.)Singleton (Miss.)Webster (Miss.)Winston County (Miss.)

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Military Status--Military families

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Disease and illness

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Singleton, Winston, Co, Miss
June 15^th 61

To His excelency Governor of Miss

Govenor Petis it is with timidity and embarassment that I venture to address your honor, not knowing the proper maner, but being urged by necessity, and the care of a large Family; I have concluded to ask a favor of you trusting in your goodness to grant it. [gap] My Husband W,, H,, C,, Lane, is a Volunteer belonging to the Agency Rifles of the 14^th Regiment of the Miss Divison, which Company is now rendesvoused at Corinth in this State, his age is 46, he is a very small Man and not stout, he has left a Family of 7 Children the eldest not grown and the youngest 7 months old, the care of which rests entirely on me in his absence and I feel that it is more than I can hear, as I have been a accustomed to trust to him entirely to manage and pro-vide for the Family having little or no knowledge of what ought to be done on the Farm, I have waited and tried to be reconciled for ^him^ to assist in fighting for our liberty, but as there are so many Men that are younger than him, that are willing to go and that have not the helpless Family that he has I earnestly entreat your goodness an honor to release him as he is so greatly needed by the dependent ones at home, Young Men are still going from this vicinity to join the Company to which he is attached and I feel confident that it will complete without him he is subject to Rhenanatism and I fear the exposre he will have to endure will bring it on again, I trust this simple but true statement may receive your attention and cause you to help one in great distress by discharging my Husband and my unbounded gratitude your excelency will ever have also the prayers of one that feels unworthy

Wife of W H C Lane

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June 15^{th '1861}

From wife of W. H. H. C. Lane of Agency Rifles
Webster Missi

asking for discharge of her husband

June 15^th 1861