Letter from August Kleinhempel to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 9, 1862

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Letter from August Kleinhempel to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 9, 1862

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People

Dealberger, Henry Klenheimpel, August Miller, Henry Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Steede, Abner C.Wagner, Christopher

Events

Confederate States of America--Draft Military Events--Military discharge Military Events--Military service exemption

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Battalion, 17th Mississippi. Militia

Organizations

Tanneries

Occupations

Tanners

Places

Bodies of Water--Mississippi. Wolf River Germany Germany--Hannover Military training camps--Mississippi. Camp Mayers Mississippi--Hancock County. Bay Saint Louis Mississippi--Harrison County Mississippi--Harrison County. Pass Christian Mississippi--Lincoln County. Brookhaven

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Immigrants Military Status--Draftees

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Camp Mayers Harrison Co Miss
December 9^th 1862

To his Excellency John J Pettus
Governor of the State of Mississippi

The prayer of your petitioner A. Klenheimpel of the County of Harrison and State of Mississippi respectfully showeth that your said petitioner is a tanner by trade and that some time since to wit in march last he com=menced the necessary buildings and procured the machinery necessary to carry on a tan yard on Wolf River five miles from Bay St Louis, that your petitioner has since that time procured all the necessary material for tanning leather by a process which your petitioner has successfully practiced for many years in Hanover Germany the native city of your petitioner. That your petitioner can tan the heaviest Harness Leather in forty days, and lighter grades of leather in a shorter time. but in order to do this your petitioner must have the assistance of experts in the business, persons accustomed to this peculiar process. Your petitioner had three men employed to assist him, who were well qualified to aid him in tanning by this process but they have been called into the military service of the country, two, Henry Miller and Henry

A Klenheimpel
Pass Christian
Miss

wants his assistant Tanners exempted from militia duty

A T

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Dealberger have reported at Brookhaven as conscripts and Christopher Wagner has been drafted into the militia. Now your petitioner would respectfully beg that these men may be released from military service and permitted to return to their engagements with your petitioner.

Your petitioner is anxious to enter into a contract to tan leather for the State or Confed=erate government on such terms as may be required.

Your petitioner tans leather without the use of any minerals, the process by use of vegatable matter alone.

Your excellencys early and favorable at=tention is respectfully requested, & as in duty bound your petitioner will ever pray

August Kleinhempel

From the samples of leather exhibited to me by Mr Klenheimpel, I feel confident your Excel-lency would secure the services of a good tanner if you should contract with him.

Very Respectfully

A. C. Steede
Major Comdg Partizan Rangers