Letter from W. A. P. Jones to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 5, 1864

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Letter from W. A. P. Jones to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; May 5, 1864

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People

Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Jones, W. A. P.Walthal, B. M.Walthall, Edward C. (Edward Cary), 1831-1898

Events

Confederate States of America--Draft Evacuations Military Events--Commission Resignation Military Events--Military service exemption Military Events--Recruiting and enlistment Political elections Political elections--Mississippi Political elections--Mississippi. Election of 1862

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army United States. Army

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Alabama--State Iron Works Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Probate courts Mississippi--Department of State Prisons

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Clerks Conscript Officers Lawyers

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Alabama Alabama--Jefferson County. Elyton Mississippi--Marshall County

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Draftees Military Families Veterans

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Near Elyton Ala. May 5th
1864.

His Excellency
Charles Clark
Governor of
Miss.

Sir

In October 1862 at the regular Election, I was elected Probate Clerk of Marshall Co. Miss.

When Our Army evacuated that place I was either Compelled to leave home or go to a northern prison, I came to this State and have been until the commencement of the present year assisting in the erection of government Iron Works, now I am trying to raise Corn &C for the Support of myself And family as well as the families of other relatives who are in the Service. ~~Rev~~ I have not a relative Subject to Conscription who is not in the Service, They or most of them as well as myself have lost all of our property. I served about 18 mo was always at my post was elected by the people of my County almost unanimously as I understood it from my friends in order to get me out of the Service And when I resigned to go home to take Care of a helpless family and relatives, I flatter myself for Sr. Captains had brighter prospects for promotion than I had.

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I have thought it proper to State to you the foregoing facts as I am Compelled ^by^ the Course the enrolling officer of this district has seen proper to pursue towards me to Ask of you on special exemption, as he has forced me to enroll, with the Secretary of State Certificate of my being the Probate Clerk of Marshall Co. And your published publication ^of exempts^ before him

I have as deputy B M Walthall Esqr the father of Genl Walthall, There is, nor has there been since I went into the office scarcely any business doing in ~~the office~~. I go in occassionly & of Course would stay then if I Could but whenever the Yankees Came into the place they hunt me as if I were some monster

Please let me hear from you on this subject at your earliest Convenience And much oblige one has always been and admirer of you ~~of you~~ as a public man

And Your friend Truly

W, A, P, Jones

P. S.

It is proper to state that I enrolled as clerk of Marshall County Miss—