Letter from T. W. Caskey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 26, 1862

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Letter from T. W. Caskey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 26, 1862

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Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 Caskey, Thomas W., 1816-1896 Gibson, Unknown Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Organizations

Confederate States of America--War Department Confederate States of America--War Department. Quartermaster Department Hospitals

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Medical Profession Medical Profession--Physicians Medical Profession--Surgeons Sales personnel

Places

Mississippi--Alcorn County. Corinth Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Holmes County. Durant Mississippi--Lafayette County. Oxford Mississippi--Yazoo County. Vaughan

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Oxford Miss May the 26 ^th. 1862.

Hon. John J Pettus

Respected sir as soon as I recovered my health. Instead of going to Durant, as I stated I would in my last, letter to you, I went to Corinth for the two fold purpose of laying your communciation before Gen Beauregard and to see after, our hospital there. In regard to the [first?] The [be so?] ordered Dr [Foard?] to report to him on the various matters contained in said document, And promised we should soon have from him, In regard to our Hospital at Corinth, I am more than pleased, None but. Miss—[?] rece-ived. It. is recognised as a Miss Hospital. His medicine is furnished by the purveyor, Except the first lot which I ordered from Jackson, The rations support, the eating department. They are disposed of by Dr. Gibson and dellicacies furnished the sick, Dr. Gibson is an excellent man and a sucessfull surgeons, He reports Eleven hungred casses treated, And but 30 deaths. The Inspecting branch has at there inspections put, The Hospital at. the head of the list—the Hospital has cost the state since the fifth day of July―Four hundred dollars up to 22^nd Inst, I paid the surgeons three and spent one hundred for the bunks and other articles by necessity. I shall in due time report to the Quarter Master sending him the vouchers—I am more than pleased and I know you will be with the result, of this small Hospital, I instructed Dr Gibson to procure to a larger building,, Had they paid the surgeon as they do

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at the other Hospitals this would only have cost the state one hundred And all the patients have had the best possible care, I am still inclined to think that I shall conduct this huge concern without much cost, to the state. As soon as Gen Beauregard decides in favor of the state as I doubt not He will do, I shall employ the right sort of a man to travel the road and gather up the Miss and bring them down taking care of them on the route, I go to night to Durant, and shall leave this open so to past, you from that point Also Vaughns-Station, All things getting on finely here, I have visited above named places and find they are getting on only tollerably, want of method in many conent, I can only give them the result. of my expensive as They are confederate, and jealous of thee authority But as I know how intensely you must be engaged in the defence of the Hill city I will not longer tresspass on your time [gap] As ever yours T. W. Caskey

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T W. Caskey
Oxford May 1862

In relation to Hospitals