Letter from J. M. Wesson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; March 26, 1864

Description

From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from J. M. Wesson, owner of the Mississippi Manufacturing Company at Bankston, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking Clark for protection from Confederate Army deserters who are allegedly raiding the county. Wesson states that the company the governor ordered to Bankston never arrived, and a company ordered by Colonel McCullough has left.

Creator

Wesson, J. M.

Date

March 26, 1864

Subject

Allegiance

Arrest

Business enterprises

Clark, Charles, 1811-1877

Confederate States of America. Army

Confederate States of America. Army--Officers

Cotton

Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877

Military deserters

Mississippi. Governor

Raids (Military science)

Shoemakers

Mississippi County

Choctaw County (Miss.)

Noxubee County (Miss.)

Repository

Item housed at Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Collection

Clark Series 768

Box/Folder

Clark Series 768: Box 949, Folder 5

Format

Digital reproduction of a 8.5" x 11" 1-page document.

Disclaimer

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Rights

NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES

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Contributor

Rachel Brown

Emily Dent

Susannah Ural

Patricia Parrish

Lindsey Peterson (CWRGM Associate Editor)

Michael Singleton

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Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army

Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi. Cavalry Regiment, 3rd

Businesses

Factories

Mississippi Manufacturing Company (Choctaw County, Miss.)

People

Events

Military Units

Occupations

Places

Social Identifiers

Description

Creator

Date

Subject

Mississippi County

Repository

Collection

Box/Folder

Format

Disclaimer

Rights

Contributor

Military Units

Businesses