Letter from Josephine Martin to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 30, 1861

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Letter from Josephine Martin to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; March 30, 1861

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People

Martin, Josephine Martin, William M.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Rodwell, Unknown

Events

Military Events--Military discharge

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4th Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 4th. Company B

Occupations

Medical Profession Medical Profession--Physicians

Places

Mississippi--Adams County. Pine Ridge Mississippi--Copiah County. Georgetown Mississippi--Copiah County. Hazlehurst

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Pine Ridge March 30^th 1861.

Gov Pettus.

Sir.

I wrote to you some time ago (or at least a friend of mine wrote for me. not being able to write at the time.) in answer to a letter my husband received from your son I was thankful for his kindness in wri=ting for my sake. which seemed that he sympathized with me. I got Dr Rodwell to go up and see you, but failing in seeing you. he saw your son. who said he thought there would be no difficulty in getting off. that he would see his father for me. so this D^r started off satisfied on his way to the city. stopped at Hazlehurst. and wrote to me that Mr Martin would receive a letter from you in a few days. of his releasement from the "Copiah horse Gaurds" at Hazlehurst, so I rested con=tented untill the letter came which

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stated that you wanted a written—statement of this facts. before acting on it. I tried to get my husband to write and he would not write. so I got a friend to write for me. My husband happened at Hazlehurst on this day the company met. and several of this com=pany being absent, they wished him to join, which he said he could not well do. situated as he was, being fourteen miles from Hazlehurst. and my health was bad and needed his attention at all times, his business also (not being settled up) if he was called off. was out in this hands of every one) so that he would be making a great sacrifice they told him he could stand in the place of a young man. who would be willing to take his place. and in fact anxious to join them, so rather than see the company broke up (the Adjutant Gen being there to muster them into regular service (he complied

with this request (this gentleman that was to have taken his place. joined this company at Georgetown I have heard you were a generous man. ~~and~~ or I should have never written) and any on that ^went to you^ with a reasonable Excuse you woiuld Let off. now I think any husband has very good Excuses as I have mentioned in my letter before. though he would never make any excuse to get far off for were it not for me. I know he would be in for going. but I cant bear this thoughts of his going off now and one request I beg of you to com-ply with, that as to release my husbad from thi company, to which he belongs please grant my request. I do not feel able to write any more but beg of you

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Mrs Martin
For the release of her husband.