Letter from George S. Gaines to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 2, 1862

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Letter from George S. Gaines to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 2, 1862

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Gaines, George S.Napier, P. H.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

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Legislation. Confederate States of America. Congress Legislation. Confederate States of America. Congress. Twenty Negro Law (1862)Military Events--Military service exemption Taxation Taxation--Confederate States of America

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Mississippi. Militia

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Boards of Police Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Probate courts Mississippi--Treasury Department

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Judges Judges. Probate Law and Practice

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Military training camps Mississippi--Greene County Mississippi--Greene County. State Line Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Lowndes County. Columbus

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Impoverished People Military Families

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Near State Line Miss
December 2^ed/62

Gov John J Pettus

Dear Sir

In obedience to the request contained in your letter of the 7^th ult I addressed a letter to the Judge of our Probate Court ur-ging that the board of Police cause the [30?] pr ct tax of the Current fiscal year for the relief of our indigent families of ab-sent Soldiers to be collected with the least possible delay, and that measures be taken for the judicious application of that collected for the last fiscal year as soon as it can be obtained from the Treasury at Jack-son

I took occasion in ad-dressing Judge Napier to regret the unreasonable outcry against the late Confederate exemption law, and sub-mitted such an argument in favor of it as I thought would releive the Members of the Police Court of their prejudices, ^if they entertained such^ and perhaps do some good.

I enclose the Judges response al-though a private letter as it may

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be useful to you to know the opinions and feelings in all parts of the State on matters connected with its weal and the defense of the Confederacy. The Judge, as you will perceive, is a clear headed man and doubtless his opinions are properly appreciated by the people of this Coun-ty.

I have been much greived to learn from intelligent men belonging to the Militia in Camp at Columbus Miss that complaints against the exemption law above noted are loud and bitter in Camp. I trust that ^time^ and reflection and the efforts of Patriotic men may have enabled the discontented to take a more reasonable and correct view of the law, as I deem it of great importance at juncture that we should be heartily be united in the great work of defending the Country.

I have the honor to be
Respectfully Your Obdt Srvt

Geo S Gaines
pr J O G