Letter from J. P. Hazard to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 29, 1861

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Letter from J. P. Hazard to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 29, 1861

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Hazard, Charles I.Hazard, John P.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

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Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Navy

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Alabama--Montgomery County. Montgomery Florida--Escambia County. Pensacola Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson

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Pensacola Fla Aprl 29^th /61

Gov J J Pettus
Jackson
Miss

Dear Sir

Am anxious to get a commission in the confederate Army as Lieutenant, or a Bur-sership in the Navy if you can aid me in getting either you will confer a great favor on me by communicating with my brother Charles. Am a member of a volunteer company here, and though I do not pretend to be well drilled yet think that I could soon learn to perform the duties of L^t very well and believe that my knowledge of book keeping would enable me to act as Burser of a ship Know—

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that there are thousands of applications sent to Montgom-ery but I believe that you can get ~~one or other~~ a com-mission from the Confederate Government if any one can

Yours respectfully

J P Hazard