Letter from D. C. Greenwood to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 23, 1861

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Letter from D. C. Greenwood to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 23, 1861

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Greenwood, D. C.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. Scooba, Miss.

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Mississippi--Alcorn County. Corinth Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Kemper County. Scooba Virginia

Letter from D. C. Greenwood to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 23, 1861

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Scooba Mi Sept 23^rd/61

J. J. Pettus

Dear Sir:

The Ladies Aid Society of Scooba have two large boxes of Hospital Stores and 1 small do. which they are desirous of shipping to Va but I am at a loss to know how It seems uselessly expensive to ship them to Jackson, to be forwarded from there. Is there an agent of the State at Cor-inth to take charge of them there, & for-ward them to Va—or if we send them to Corinth, will you order the State agent to take charge of them on his next trip to Va? Give me directions, if you please, how to ship them so they will reach their destination, & accomplish the patriotic object our women have in view. We shall soon have a handsome lot of clothing to send with the same direction, & it will be important to know how to do it right.

Let me hear from you immediately on this subject. We can ship to Corinth to await the next trip of your agent, if we knew him . & you would direct him to take them on from that point. [gap] I remain yours Truly

D. C. Greenwood.

P. S. Our ladies ask continually about the cloth promised them.