Letter from Benjamin Thigpen to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; April 25, 1862

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Letter from Benjamin Thigpen to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; April 25, 1862

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People

Pardue, Lucius B.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Thigpen, Benjamin

Events

Recruiting and enlistment

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Battalion, 7th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Infantry Battalion, 7th. Company A

Places

Hinds County (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Jasper County (Miss.)Paulding (Miss.)

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Paulding Miss April 25^th 1862

Hon. John J. Pettus
Jackson Miss

[page torn] wish to introduce to you by Letter [page torn] ^Capt^ Lucius B Pardue as an [page torn] desirous of organ-izing a company [page torn] as Possible for the war. I write you [page torn] the subject, as I have a personal acquaintance with you & he has not. I commend him to you as worthy & Qualified for your confidence he wishes to obtain from you a commission to muster in men to form the company as we think it would much facilitate the organization of said company wishing to accomplish said object at the Earliest day possible we hope you will answer favorably at your Earliest convenience.

Please direct the commission to Lucius B. Pardue Paulding Jasper County Miss and oblige

your obt. servant,

Benj Thigpen

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Benj Thigpen
April 25^th 1862
Introducing L. B. Pardue

Hon. John J. Pettus

Jackson
Hinds C^o
Miss