Telegram from Mississippi Adjutant and Inspector General Jones S. Hamilton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 26, 1863

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Telegram from Mississippi Adjutant and Inspector General Jones S. Hamilton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 26, 1863

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Green, Norvin, 1818-1893 Hamilton, Jones S.Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867

Events

Confederate States of America--Draft Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment

Military Units

Mississippi. Militia

Organizations

Confederate States of America--Army Adjutant and Inspector-General's Office

Businesses

Telegraph Company Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)

Places

Kentucky--Jefferson County. Louisville Mississippi--Lauderdale County. Lauderdale Mississippi--Lauderdale County. Meridian

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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 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 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 26 1863

By Telegraph from Meridian 26 1863
To Gov. J J Pettus

Do you mean one Half the Militia in the entire State where volunteer Companies have notbeen formed for immediate Service or only those Counies north of Lauderdale

Jones S Hamilton
A & J G

28pd

I mean half the militia in all Counties where volunteer Cos. have not been formed, drafted & held in readiness for immediate service

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Jones S Hamilton
26 May '63

Answd same day