Telegram from General Reuben Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 2, 1863

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Telegram from General Reuben Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 2, 1863

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Davis, Reuben, 1813-1890 George, James Z. (James Zachariah), 1826-1897 Gholson, Samuel Jameson, 1808-1883 Green, Norvin, 1818-1893 Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881 Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

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Under Review Under Review--Brigades

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Kentucky--Jefferson County. Louisville Mississippi--Chickasaw County. Okolona Mississippi--Lowndes County. Columbus Mississippi--Monroe County. Aberdeen

Telegram from General Reuben Davis to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 2, 1863

South-Western Telegraph Company.

THE PUBLIC are notified, that in order to guard against mistakes in the transmission of messages, every message of importance ought to be repeated by being sent back from the station at which it is to be received to the station from which it is originally sent. Half the usual price for transmission will be charged for repeating the message, and while his company will, as heretofore, use every precaution to ensure correctness, it will not be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmissions or delivery of repeated messages, beyond an amount exceeding two hundred times the amount paid for sending the message; nor will it be responsible for mistakes or delays in the transmission of unrepeated mes-sages, from whatever cause they may arise, nor will it be responsible for delays arising from interruptions in the working of its Telegraphs, nor for any mistake or omission of any other Company, over whose lines a message is to be sent to reach the place of destination.

All messages will hereafter be received by this Company for transmission, subject to the above conditions.

N. GREEN, Prest., Louisville, Ky.

May 2 18613

By Telegraph from Columbus 2 18613
To Gov^r. Pettus

Heavy raid advancing upon Okolona and Aberdeen Cant you induce Gen^l Pemberton to Send a Brigade Cant you Send Gen^l George^s Brigade this Section must be defended or no Corn will be made in the State Gen^l Gholson has gone to Okolona I am here at request of a public meeting in my town reply

Yours

Reuben Davis

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