Telegram from R. Maxey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 17, 1863

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Telegram from R. Maxey to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 17, 1863

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Maxey, R.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Van Horne, John

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Crime Crime--Arson Evacuations Military Engagements Military Engagements--Jackson, Battle of, Miss., 1863

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United States. Army United States. Army. Illinois. Infantry Regiment, 42nd

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Confederate States of America--Congress Confederate States of America--Congress. House of Representatives Mississippi--Executive Department Mississippi--State Penitentiary (Jackson)

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Illinois Mississippi--Clarke County. Enterprise Mississippi--Hinds County. Edwards Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Rankin County. Brandon Mississippi--Warren County. Vicksburg

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South-Western Telegraph Company.

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, Jackson, Miss.

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 this 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 messages from whatever cause they may arise, nor 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 rach the place of destination.

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

JNO. VAN HORNE, Pres't

Enterprise May 17 1863.

By Telegraph from Brandon 16 1863.
To Gov. J. J. Pettus

Yankees evacuated Jackson at 2 o'clock today going in Direction of Vicksurg. They have burned the Penitentiary Philipp's & Green's factories, Steven's foundry, Confederate house & Depot buildings & the entire block between the City Hall & State Street also Lemon's hat factory & the ware houses of Gearne's?, Robinson's, Bailey's Cotton Sheds & all the Cotton & Sugar. The stores are all gutted. The col. of the 42_d Ill. was Killed R^l. R^d track destroyed for miles & the bridge burnt; firing heard all Day in direction Edwards, I have just returned from Jackson & I am for

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myself pushforward troops as fast as possible

R. Maxey.

12 May '63

109 Col.