Petition to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 30, 1863

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Petition to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; June 30, 1863

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Boothe, William R.Dyer, S. F.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Preddy, F. C.Roane, W. D.Russell, J. L. H.Williams, R. F.

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Appointment to office Military Events--Military discharge

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Mississippi. Militia

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Boards of Police Mississippi. Legislature Post offices Probate courts

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Charleston (Miss.)Tallahatchie County (Miss.)

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Impoverished people Military Status--Military families Orphans Widows

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P. O. (Charleston)

To his Excellency
J J Pettus Governor and commander in chief of the Mississippi State Troops

We the undersigned petitioners and members of the Board of Police of Talla-hatchie County Mississippi would respectfully represent to your Excellency that we as members of Said Board held a meeting on the 11^th day of February 1863 for the purpose of appointing one or more Suitable persons under provisions of an act of our Legislation entitled "an act better to provide for the families of our Soldiers approved January 3^rd 1863. to look into and provide for the indegent families of Soldiers left without means of support. In making said appoin-tments your petitioners selected such men as were in their Judgment were competent and honest and Such too as would be faithful in the discharge of the laborous duties incumbent on them. We in our wisdom Selected F C Preddy and S. F. Dyer Esqrs. who engaged imme-diately in the performance of their duties to the Satisfaction of those most interested On Saturday last under call No [gap] for more troops the above named Preddy and Dyer were drawn as State

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militiamen—We your petitioners would respectfully ask for their release from Service from the following Considerations. 1^st In the first place we took into consideeration the perilous condition of our common Country and Selected Such men as would be of little value as Soldiers. 2^nd We Selected them believing they were competent to the task imposed on them through the act under which we acted in giving them the appointment 3^rd Because they with alacrity and delight are performing their duties to the Satisfaction of many widows and orphans of which they have charge 4^th If they are taken away we do not believe their places can be again supplied with competent men

This is the first time that military necessity in the field of Strife and Military necessity at home have come in contact—One as a matter of course must yield and a remedy be found. We would therefore pray your Excellency to cause to be discharged from Service the above named F C Preddy and S F Dyer and to take the two next highest numbers on the list So that your requisition may be full and those men be left at home to fill the hearts of the widows an orphans with gladness in their respective districts and

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provide for their future wants as heretofore—And as in duty bound your petitioners wIll ever pray & c

R F Williams Charleston Beat
W D Roane McDaniel "
W^m R Boothe Marsh "

Charleston Miss
June 30^th 1863

The State of Mississippi
Tallahatchie County

J. L H Russell Clerk of the Probate Court and Board of Police do hereby certify that R F Williams, W D Roane and Wm R Boothe whose genuine Signatures appears to the above and foregoing petition are and were at the date thereof acting members of the Board of Police of Tallahatchie County Mississippi duly elected and commissioned as such and that all their acts are [entitled?] to full faith and [credit?] both in [Judicature?] and [thereout?]

[Seal] Witness my hand and Seal of office at Charleston Mississippi this the 2^nd day of July A D 1863

L H Russell
Clerk

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Petition of Board of Police of Tallahatchie Co
30 June 1863