Letter from J. M. Trotter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 18, 1862

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Letter from J. M. Trotter to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; February 18, 1862

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Acee, Erasumus L.Alford, J. M. R.Andre, A. J.Barnes, John M.Conley, Seth Dialake, James Dodds, John C.Enouchs, J. F.Ermine, John Eugene, W. W.Ford, J. J.Hall, H.Harris, L. B.Inchess, N. N.Jenkins, W. J.Jerry, Joseph Jerry, Joseph M.Jones, Issac Jones, Jonathan A.Jones, W. A.Lockwood, E. J.Osburn, O.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Scott, Thomas M.Shamberger, N. F.Siebe, Henry T.Soper, George K.Stokes, W. J.Street, John P.Trotter, J. M.Ward, M. B.Ward, N. B.White, A. F.Willing, M. J.Wright, S. G.

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Confederate States of America. Army

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Copiah County (Miss.)Crystal Springs (Miss.)Hinds County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)

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Crystal Springs, Miss. Feb 18" 1862

This is to certify, that we the undersigned, have been acquainted with J. M. Trotter, M.D. as a citizen of Copiah County, Miss., for the last seven years, during which time, he has been a moral, temperate, industrious perservering Medical Physician, meeting with a due amount of success.

Therefore we would cheerfully recommend him to the favour of the Confederate Army, and all others who may need assistance in his professional capacity. And we do petition the Governor of Miss. to recommend Doct Trotter to the employ of some hospital department of the Army, where his services may be needed. Upon the recommendation and representation of friends.

&. I join in the above application

Col. E. L. Acee
E. J. Lockwood M. D.
John C. Dodds M. D.
N. F. Shamberger M. D.
J. M. R. Alford M. D.
W. J. Jenkins M. D.
O. Osborne
N. B. Ward
Geo K Soper
L. B. Harris
Jno A. Jones
Seth Conley
A. J. Andre
S. G. Wright
A. F. White
John P. Street,

Isaac Jones
W. A. Jones
M. J. Willing
H. Hall
Jo^sJerry
Jas. Dialake
Henry Siebe
J. J. Ford
W. J. Stokes
J. F. Enouchs
N. N. Inchess
John Ermine of Hinds Co
Jos M. Jerry " [gap] " [gap] "
Tho. M. Scott [gap] " Copiah
W. W. Eugene [gap] "
John M Barnes [gap] "

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by M. B. Ward

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Governer Pettus, Jackson Miss

Dear Sir Since your last call for help I most cheerfully tender my services to any department of the Army, to fill any position that my pretention will admit of, and will be under many obligations if you will be so kind as to write and send me two letters of recommendation, to the Principles of the Army Hospitals so that I may forward these letters to the respective departments above and below, when I hope to get an appointment, I should have been gon long ago only from a slight Paralysis in my left side. I was not able to drill or to bear Arms, yet I ride every day and attend to my Practice but now I want to fill a position in the Army and let some able boddied Doctor go into ranks; and let me fill his place in a hospital had I the time I could have sent you the names of many more of our Citizens, but hope that the above will be satisfactory upon which you will send me the desired recommendations so as to enable me to obtain the position desired where I think I can render good service &c hoping to here from you very soon, I am as ever your friend

Very truly J M Trotter M.D.

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Citizens of Copiah Co—
recommending D^rTrotter

Feb. 1862