Telegram from Sheriff J. D. Harris to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 12, 1864

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Telegram from Sheriff J. D. Harris to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 12, 1864

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People

Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Easterling, W. K.Harris, J. D.Van Horne, Jonathon

Events

Crime Crime--Destruction of property Crime--Theft

Military Units

Mississippi. Militia Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (Easterling's)Mississippi. Militia. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd (Easterling's). Company A

Organizations

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

Occupations

Law Enforcement--Sheriffs

Places

Mississippi--Noxubee County. Macon Mississippi--Rankin County Mississippi--Rankin County. Brandon

Social Identifiers

African Americans--Enslaved people Military Status--Military deserters Military Status--Military families

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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 mis-takes 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.

JOHN VAN HORN, President

Macon July 12 1864.

By Telegraph from Brandon (Miss.) 12 1864,
To Gov Clark

All the County officers & deputy sheriffs are in Capt Easterlings Company—many deserters are now in the country—should we report to a Confederate Genl & be sent off or Kept away the country will be exposed to cotton and negro theives & deserters our families & property at the mercy of internal & external foes—I respectfully suggest that

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giving out of the County be left to the Capts discretion

Respectfully

J D Harris
Sheriff

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