Letter from W. A. Champlain to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; May 23, 1862

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Letter from W. A. Champlain to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; May 23, 1862

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Brown, John H.Champlain, W. A.Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

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Great Britain Louisiana--Orleans Parish. New Orleans Mississippi--Harrison County. Handsboro Mississippi--Harrison County. Ship Island Mississippi--Jackson County. Ocean Springs

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Handsboro May 23. 1862

Honl John J Pettus,
Governor of Missi

Sir

I have just returned home from a trip through Jackson County, Courting the war tax. M East [Pascagoula (Miss.)|Pascagoula]], on friday the 16^th inst, while I was there form aimed vessels came in, and landed, I left before they came on there, on last Monday a number from Ship Island landed at Ocean Springs and staid till Tuesday being sututained at the house of our John H. Brown, who resides there, and claims to be a British soljer, though he has made a large fortune in New Orleans, Many women, some calling themselves Ladies entertain these Yankee officers, and walk with them on the stuts, and load them with Boquets &c. when they depart, They threaten to arrest me, and stop my collection of the war tax, and I do not know when it necey by done, as I am constantly moving about, I am sorry to say among traitors on shore, who would sell any one for a small consideration Since new Orleans has fallen a large number of small repels since say one hundred are trading

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with the coast, by Licanse of Lincolns commander, buying word, charcoal, Lumber &c and much of this is doubtless for the Enemy^s use This will if continued quality demoralize the people in the coast who are very poor and needy, and in my opinion ought at once be stopped, Not knowing your means of information from him. I take the liberty of writing you and giving the facts—

Yours very Resptly
W. A. Champlain