Telegraphers

Someone whose job is to make "use of communication systems that work by sending electric signals through wires." (Cambridge Dictionary)

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Correspondence between George Sargent, N. A. M. Dudley, and John Tyler to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; 1868

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from George Sargent at Natchez, Mississippi, to Major General A. C. Gillem, concerning the alleged murder of Sargent's father by soldiers of the garrison of Natchez in 1864. Sargent's letter was forwarded to the headquarters of the Fourth Military District at Vicksburg, Mississippi, along with a letter from Brevet Colonel N. A. M. Dudley summarizing Sargent's claims. Brevet Major John Tyler, Assistant Adjutant General for the Fourth Military District, forwarded Sargent's letter first to Judge James M. Smiley and later to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames along with a letter from Tyler summarizing Smiley's recommendation that the alleged murderers be arrested.

Letter from Major T. H. Logan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; September 28, 1869

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Ames Collection. Letter from Brevet Major T. H. Logan to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames, containing a copy of a letter received by Logan relating the whereabouts and employment of Samuel Seiver, who is allegedly the murderer of James G. Simpkins.

Telegram from William Flippery; February 18, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from the telegraph operator, William Flippery, at Columbus, Mississippi, informing Mississippi Governor Charles Clark that Confederate General Samuel J. Gholson has reported the United States Army would be in Aberdeen, Mississippi, that evening.

Telegram to Charles C. Farrar; February 9, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from an unidentified telegraph operator at Okolona, Mississippi, to Charles C. Farrar at Macon, Mississippi, informing Farrar that General Samuel J. Gholson had not arrived yet.

Telegram from F. L. Brown to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 16, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from F. L. Brown at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing Clark that 200 .69 caliber muskets will arrive at Meridian in the morning from Mobile, Alabama.

Telegram from R. M. Lengler to Colonel J. M. Kennard; August 8, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from R. M. Lengler to Colonel J. M. Kennard, informing him that Colonel Wright is in Augusta, Mississippi, and asking that he buy coal at any price.

Telegram; October 14, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from the Macon, Mississippi, telegraph office to the Jackson, Mississippi, telegraph office, asking if they received and delivered a message to Confederate Major General Franklin Gardner from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark.

Telegram from Sam Henderson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 27, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from Sam Henderson, commander of independent scouts, at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, informing him that United States Army scouts were moving from Benton, Mississippi, toward Vaughan's Station, Mississippi.

Clark Series 767: Box 953, Folder 08

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from the Okolona, Mississippi, telegraph operator to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, stating that Confederate Major General Franklin Gardner left on the passenger train for Meridian, Mississippi, that morning.

Telegram from A. M. West to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 7, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from A. M. West at Grenada, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, stating that telegraph operators and express agents were not exempted in his last call for militia and asks if that is an oversight.

Telegram from James Matthews to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; April 8, 1865

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Telegram from James Matthews at Senatobia, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, rejecting an appointment offered by Clark. The telegram also carries a note informing Clark of the fall of the Confederate capital city of Richmond, Virginia.

List of charges from Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Stewart; September 26, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. List of charges due to the Southwestern Telegraph Company for telegrams sent by Lieutenant Colonel J. D. Stewart.

Receipt from J. R. Coburn to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 2, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from J. R. Coburn, operator for the Southwest Telegraph Company, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, for payment of monies due.

Receipt from J. R. Coburn to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 31, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from J. R. Coburn, operator for the Southwest Telegraph Company, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, for payment of monies due.

Receipt from J. R. Coburn to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 1, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Receipt from J. R. Cobourn, operator for the Southwest Telegraph Company, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, for payment of monies due.

Voucher from J. R. Coburn to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 9, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Voucher from J. R. Coburn, operator for the Southwestern Telegraph Company, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, for payment of monies due for telegrams in April 1864.

Voucher from Southwestern Telegraph Company to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; February 2, 1864

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Voucher from Southwestern Telegraph Company to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, listing the cost of telegrams made through the Southwestern Telegraph Company in January 1864.

Letter from A. W. Ramsay to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 18, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. W. Ramsay in Handsboro, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting the Governor to keep telegraphers from joining the army.

Telegram from President Jefferson Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 9, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus, concerning the shipment of small arms to Mississippi.

Letter from A. Q. Withers to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 25, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from A. Q. Withers at Holly Springs, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus giving a detailed description of the militia units serving from Marshall County, Mississippi.

Telegram from General Reuben Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 20, 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General Reuben Davis in Holly Springs, Mississippi, asking Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus to send an order to requisition all the muskets and rifles at that place.

Telegram from D. Flanery to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from D. Flanery informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus he is hard pressed for an operator.

Telegram; 1861

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Unsigned telegram stating that the United States Navy's ironclad gunboats have passed Island Number 10, Tennessee.

Telegram from Confederate President Jefferson Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 19, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Richmond, Virginia, informing Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus of General Gustave Toutant Beauregard's turning over of his command for health reasons, and the effort to send more arms to Mississippi.

Telegram from General Joseph R. Davis to James R. Red; April 21, 1862

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Confederate General Joseph R. Davis at Richmond, Virginia, that simply says "yes; with one hundred twenty."