Telegram from A. M. West to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 6, 1863

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Telegram from A. M. West to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; July 6, 1863

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Bourne, Unknown Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867 Van Horne, Jonathon West, A. M.West, Absalom Madden, 1818-1894

Organizations

Armories Confederate States of America--Ordnance Mississippi. Executive Department Telegraph Company Telegraph Company--South-Western Telegraph Company (Ky.)

Places

Brandon (Miss.)Jackson (Miss.)Meridian (Miss.)

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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 transmission 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 reach 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.

July 6 1863.

By Telegraph from Meridian 6 1863.
To Gov J J Pettus

I think it best to put up our armory at Brandon ~~five~~ tille being wasted & machinery exposed transportation would be cheaper than [veut?] of Horses when it is. M Bourne actg Chf ord S M. I concur in the opinion of Col Bourne answer.

~~A M. Wright~~
A M West

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A M West
6 July 1863

Answd 6 July '63

Take no action in the matter until you hear further from me.

J. J. Pettus