Letter from L. Swanzy to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 2, 1863

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Letter from L. Swanzy to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; October 2, 1863

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People

Gholson, Samuel Jameson, 1808-1883 Johnson, Unknown Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Swanzy, L. N.

Events

Military Events--Commission Resignation

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Confederate States of America. Army Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment, 2nd. Company H Mississippi. Militia. Minute Men Infantry Regiment, 2nd (1862-1863)Under Review

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Hospitals

Occupations

Paymaster

Places

Military training camps--Mississippi. Camp Bowen Mississippi--Chickasaw County Mississippi--Clay County. Palo Alto Mississippi--Clay County. Tibbee Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Lowndes County. Columbus

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Miss Chickasaw County October the 2 1863
Camp Bowen Near Paloalto 2nd Regiment Miss State ^of [?]^ Troop

Honorable J. J. Pettus Governor of the State of Miss

Sir

I avail myself of this opertunity of addresing you by letter to inform you that the pay master at Colum-bus Refused to pay my Claims as first Lt of co. B. 3 Battalion M S T upon the grounds that I did not have No. [order?] from General Johnson nor could not make affidavid that I was under a Confederate officer After I got out of the Hospital at Columbus I Reported to you at Jackson by order of Major General Gholson and was under orders from you & him all the time untill my Resignation was accepted by you.,

I am greatly in kneed of my money as I have a large family to provide for and no one Except my Self to do for them I hope you will take my case in hand as it is Something over 7 months Since I have Received a Dollar I am in camps and cant get to attend to it and in hopes you will do the best you can for me, if it is Neccessary that I Should have and order from General Johnson I hope you will assist me in getting the order [wright?] to me in Co H 2 Reg Miss State Cavalry have it forwarded through the courier from Tibbe in care of Capt Park co H

yours Respectfully

T. N. Swanzy

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L. N. Swanzy
Oct 1863