Letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to George R. Fall; December 20, 1860

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Letter from Arkansas Governor Henry M. Rector to George R. Fall; December 20, 1860

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Fall, George R.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Rector, Henry M. (Henry Massey), 1816-1899

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Arkansas--Executive Department Arkansas--General Assembly

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Arkansas Arkansas--Pulaski County. Little Rock

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Executive Office.
Little Rock.
December 20^th 1860.

Hon Geo. R. Fall
Commissioner extraordinary.
From the State of Mississippi
To the State of ArKansas.

Sir

I am in receipt of your communication of this morning announceing that the duties as-signed to you by the Executive of Mississippi have been discharged, and that your official intercourse with the authorities of ArKansas will cease on tomorrow.

You are also pleased to allude in terms highly gratifying to the numerous evidences of respect shown to your State and the courtesy person-ally extended to yourself by the Executive and Legislative Authorities of ArKansas.

Be pleased to accept in return my acknowledge-ments for the consideration shown by the Author-ities of Mississippi to those of ArKansas evidenced by your mission hence.

With your assurance that the warmest sympathies are felt by myself at least and I am confident by a large majority of our

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people in common with Mississippi, and other sister states of the south, which have been goaded by persistent and relentless per-secution to seek their future of safety, and pro-tect their honor inside of a separate na-tionality.

With sentiments of great respect
for yourself and the Authorities of
your State.

I am Respectfully
Your Obt. Svt.

Henry M. Rector.
Govenor of The
State of Arkansas,