Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General Leonidas Polk; May 12, 1864

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Letter from Mississippi Governor Charles Clark to General Leonidas Polk; May 12, 1864

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Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864

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Confederate States of America--Military Service (Branch Unspecified)

Organizations

Mississippi--Executive Department

Places

Alabama--Marengo County. Demopolis Europe Louisiana--Orleans Parish. New Orleans Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Lauderdale County. Meridian Mississippi--Noxubee County. Macon

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Executive Office
Macon Miss. May 12 '64

Gen^l

I have the honor to receive your Communication of 30^th last—

In reply I state that I de-sire to send from points most convenient in this state cotton in the amount not exceeding twenty five hundred bales, to New Orleans & other places in the Confederate States now in possession of the curency to be exchanged for medicines, clo-thing & other supplies now ~~needed~~^ for being fully necessary^ by the soldiers & their destiture familes of this state, & such ar-ticles as are necessary also for the manufacturing of clothing. Such as needles & cotton ~~cards~~ &woolen cards & c I expect to & desire to operate mainly through New Orleans in such manner that the Cotton will be sent & headed to a foreign port, & by papers coming [?] al-legiance to the United States

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I respectfully ask you to send to me copies of an order to the Confederate troops in your depart=ment to permit such cotton as I may [?] by my permits ~~[?]~~ to pass the lines without molestation & such goods as may be brought ~~into the state f~~ in for the use of the state in the hands of any one I may designate I will take care that the per-mits are not abused, and shall cause all such [?] or expentation whether passed by your troops is not to be specially reported, and you especially informed—that any attempted abuse of the privalege by any party may be detected—

I go to Jackson on Saturday ^next^ before I expect to meet my agent who is to making arrange-ments to operate through New Orleans, in conjunction with the Consul there of any European powers—the cotton to be shipped to Europe—I shall make some

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Sacrifice the effect it in the way but do not desire to con-fine myself wholly to that port but desire the permits to any point for the purposes in-dicated—The supplies needed are so ^under [?] & so^ Immediately demanded that I hope you will favor me with an answer so that the Courier who carries [?] may meet me with ~~your reply~~ ^its reply^ on Saturday Night at Meri-dian—

I am General
With Great Respect
Yout Obt Srvt

Cha^s Clark
Gov of Miss—

Lt. Genl L. Polk—
Comdg &c
Demopolis Ala—

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Letter to Gen Polk May 11 '64

Shipment of Cotton