Telegram from U. Bourne to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 28, 1863

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Telegram from U. Bourne to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 28, 1863

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Bourne, U.Green, Norvin, 1818-1893 Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 Mayo, Unknown Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Stockton, Unknown

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Department of the West

Organizations

Confederate States of America--War Department Confederate States of America--War Department. Ordnance Department

Places

Alabama--Marengo County. Demopolis Kentucky--Jefferson County. Louisville 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 28 1863

By Telegraph from Meridian 28 1863
To Gov^r. Pettus

On my return from Demopolis I find Copy of a dispatch from Maj Mayo to Co^l. Stockton Calling for large amount of Ammunition Stockton Says there is pressing necessity for it in Gen^l. Johnstons Army & As he has not got it Calls on me for assistance by Dividing I Can Spare two hundred thousand rounds Shall I do it

U Bourne
Col & Ord Offr

60 Col

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Col. U Bourne
28^th May '63

Answd 28^th May instructing him to turn over 200,000 rounds to Col. Stockton