Letter from Captain J. R. Bates to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; May 26, 1863

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Letter from Captain J. R. Bates to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; May 26, 1863

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People

Bates, J. R.Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Events

Legislation. Confederate States of America. Congress Legislation. Confederate States of America. Congress. Impressment Law (1863)Military Events--Impressment Military Events--Impressment. War Material Political Office--Appointment to office

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama. Cavalry Regiment, 2nd

Organizations

Confederate States of America--Congress

Businesses

Retail Stores Retail Stores--Grocery

Occupations

Impressing Agents

Places

Mississippi--Chickasaw County. Okolona Mississippi--Monroe County. Aberdeen

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Okolona Miss
May 26/63

To His Exclency Gov Pettus

Sir

I have the honour to report to you that upon the arrival of my command in the State I was ordered to subsist my command if necessary to by impressment I accordingly impressed two lots of bacon in Aberdeen Miss belonging to Some Specalators. By the provisions of the late impressment bill passed by Congress this bacon must be in valued by two men one appointed by the Presidend of the Confederate States and the other by the govenor of the State in which the Stores are impressed. I write to enquire if you have upon the post of Miss appointed a man to assess the price upon Substance impressed by that act I am very anxious to have these parties paid for their bacon Please answer me immediately

I have the honour to be.
Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt

J R Bates Capt
ACS 2^nd Regt Ala Cavly

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Capt J R Bates
26 May 1863

Answrd 2 June 1863
given Commissioners names