Letter from R. S. Bowles to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 28, 1862

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Letter from R. S. Bowles to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 28, 1862

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Bowles, R. S.Curtis, Unknown Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877 Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Events

Confederate States of America--Draft Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment

Military Units

United States. Army

Occupations

Plantation overseers

Places

Bodies of Water--Interstate. Mississippi River Bodies of Water--Mississippi. Yazoo River Mississippi--Grenada County. Grenada Mississippi--Leflore County. McNutt Mississippi--Sunflower County Mississippi--Warren County. Vicksburg Tennessee

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McNutt July 28/62

Honable John J. Pettus

Dear Sir we have to our list of the sitizens of Sunflower about forty names tow-ards making up our girilar company and can soon make up the reccuisite number. If such a field of action will be granted to us that we so much desire—from the fact that the most of our men is overseers and embracing most ev-ry competent man for duty in the county you gave Mr Forrest a commission

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the field of action to be In the Mississippi Bottom wich is not satifactory to a great maney that would join us we are willing to take the field of our defence from VixBurge to Tennessee imbraceing all the countys this side of the River and all on Yazoo River

By granting us this right If possable In your pow-er to do so we get In to service a good number that Is under the con-script and a number over a draft that Is well acquainted with the Swampt and the rea-son we ask this kind fav-or at your hands is that all the men In this county will go In as I have stated and thir Homes must ^have^ som little pro-tection and can not leave them enny great distance If the arrangement so mu-ch desired ^be granted^ we will feal ever thankfull to you for the favor and pledge our selves that our report shall be as good as enney com-mand In the state as the old Bear hunters is the men to do good shooting

Your Honour will please furnish us the Pistols that you promised me we could get as we will organize on the 10 of August and I hope be ready for our duty to meet the Invading foe with daily combat wich I think wi-ll be soon as VixBurg

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Seaming from maney men and women on flight that Curtis Is at Hellinia I presume on his way to VixBurge

Pease answer this on return mail direct it to me at Grenada as I will be out theire som days.

There is a good maney Beef cattle In In the Bottom about here one man I learn has about 500 head would It not be available to your qu-arter masters to secure such thing

Remain your Friend & Obedient Servant
R. S. Bowles