Letter from Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 18, 1864

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Letter from Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 18, 1864

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Ball, Parks Blount, F. S.Bush, D. T.Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Fatheree, Unknown Griffin, Benjamin Jones, G. N.Pearcifield, A. V.Philips, Z. A.Vaughn, I. M.Vaughn, M. C.

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Appointment to office Impressment

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Depots Mississippi. State Salt Works Post offices Railroad Salt mines

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Impressing Agents Salt contractors Salt workers Teamsters Wagonmaker

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Choctaw County (Miss.)Jones County (Miss.)Leake County (Miss.)Mobile (Ala.)Oktibbeha County (Miss.)State Line (Miss.)

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Miss: State Salt Works.
July 18 1864

Gov: Charles Clark
Goverer

The impressing agents are after us again, A few days ago they came to our works & demanded the half of the men & the half of the Teams we had, I of course protested & told them I would not peacibly give them up; They finally concluded not to take them until they had further orders from Major F, S. Blount, the impressing agt of this department stationed at Mobile—I wrote to Major Blount, but he has not replied to my letter. Those impressing agents also claimed & took off the half of the hands & Teams of the Saltmakers that we contracted with & that You approved their appointments; that I concieve they had not right to do: The names of the Contracters are I. M. Vaughn & M. C. Vaughn of "Springfield Works", D. T. Bush of "Morgan Works" Parks Ball & Benjamin Griffin of "Dixie Works", and G. N. Jones of "Baker Works".

Probably nere you to write ~~him~~ Major Blount he would return the hands & not give us further trouble.

Our pump is doing finely, we are having an abundance of water. We have issued as our

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destributing Depot to Leak, Oktibbeha & choctaw counties their salt; Jones county has applied but did not bring the money & of course did not get it. [gap] Our Teams are now running twice a week from this to State Line Depot, There is a Post office there & we will get our letters earlier from that point than any other. The negroes are still very healthy, only one case at present & not much the matter. M^r Fatheree has been laid up a few days with [pox?], but will be up in a few days.

We are making [wick?]. for our new furnaces, that is the only outside job we have on hand, so from this out, we can stick to laying down our logs whenever the ground will be hard enough to havE—

Enclosed is an appointment for A. V. Pearcifield as Waggun Master, please approve it & return to State Line Depot, he has been going with out teams back & forth to the Rail Road.

very Respectfully yr &c &c

Z.A. Philips
Gen^l. Salt, agt, S, m