Letter from Mollie Colbert to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; September 2, 1861

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Letter from Mollie Colbert to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; September 2, 1861

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Colbert, Mollie Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

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Clubs and Secret Societies Clubs and Secret Societies--Ladies Military Aid Society Clubs and Secret Societies--Ladies Military Aid Society. Thomastown, Miss.

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Mississippi--Leake County. Thomastown

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To his Excellency John J Pettus
Governor of the State of Mississippi

Sir—The ladies of this vicinity wishing to aid in our Country's struggle for her rights, held a meeting at Conway on the 30th ult—and organized a Soldiers Relief Society, knowing that we could not bear arms, and being unwilling to sit idle we now offer our services to our government through you to manufacture into clothing such cloth as you may be pleased to send us

The Society at first thought of manufacturing the cloth, but that was set aside owing to the lateness of the season, and the Society requested me their Sec—to write to you asking information as follows: Will you or any one as agent for the government send us material to be made into clothing? Are the coats to be frock or round jacket? You will please let us hear from you soon, for if you cannot supply us with cloth, we intend to try to manufacture as much as we can; that is a slow process by which to clothe volunteers, as but few of us are preparred to make cloth even in the old way, with wheel and hand loom, consequently cannot ^get^ any clothing ready sooner than the first of December, which will not be as soon as the soldiers will need them, otherwise I would not have made this call upon you

Our soldiers need coats, pants and under clothing and I again ask can you furnish us the material to assist them. There is nothing of the kind to had in Leake. What is the color adopted

Address [gap] Miss Mollie Colbert
Thomastown Miss

Conway Sept. 2^nd 1861

Short Frock

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Miss Mollie Colbert
Sept 3^d 1861

Ansd. Sept 6th 61