From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. One certificate, dated January 23, 1864, and one note, dated February 9, 1864, from William A. Cotton of Yalobusha County, Mississippi, regarding a horse owned by Cotton that had been impressed by J. W. McMartin. In the certificate, Cotton authorizes Benjamin Williams to be his legal agent receive the claim on his horse. Also included is a note from J. W. McMartin, dated May 19, 1863, confirming that he impressed Cotton's horse and providing an appraisal of the horse's monetary value.

Cotton, William A.

McMartin, J. W.

May 19, 1863

January 23, 1864

February 9, 1864

Clark, Charles, 1811-1877

Compensation (Law)

Confederate States of America. Army

Confederate States of America. Army--Officers

Horses

Impressment

Justices of the peace

Mississippi. Governor

Noxubee County (Miss.)

Yalobusha County (Miss.)

Item housed at Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Clark Series 768

Clark Series 768: Box 949, Folder 3

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