Letter from B. F. Evans to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark: July 20, 1864

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Letter from B. F. Evans to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark: July 20, 1864

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People

Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Dennis, Unknown Evans, B. F.Mayers, Sol Unknown, E.Woolverton, Thomas

Events

Military Events--Military discharge

Military Units

Confederate States of America. Army Confederate States of America. Army. Cavalry United States. Army

Organizations

Courts and Judicial Systems Courts and Judicial Systems--Circuit Courts Courts and Judicial Systems--Probate courts Mississippi--Legislature

Occupations

Bailiffs Clergy Clerks Judges Judges. Justices of the Peace Law Enforcement Law Enforcement--Sheriffs Mayors Shoemakers Tanners

Places

Military training camps Mississippi--Clarke County. Enterprise Mississippi--Noxubee County. Macon Mississippi--Wayne County. Waynesboro

Social Identifiers

African Americans African Americans--Historically Free and Newly Freed Dutch Jews

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hill[page torn] Cavalry Miss July 20^th/64

QHon Charles Clarke
Gov of the State of Missi

Dear Sir

I was much pleased to See that you had Called the Legislature to Comment on 3^d August I do hope and trust you will Make a Clean [sevuss?] of the Laggards A—you Last Call for Men & Assist in driving the Fed from Miss not one Man from Clarke, that I have head of Respond to your Call, or Mayor E., There are More details in Clark Co than any other County in the State,, More Tanners Shoemakers Dept Shiriffs Justice's of Peace Baeliffs Circuit & Probate Clerk Preachers And More discharged Men on act of disobey than I have ever read of, The Local Board at Enterprise has done More dam-age to the State than any set of Men than has ever been there,, Iam Surprised at Tom Woolverton And Sol Mayers getting thas positon One a Black Dutch Jew And Woolverton, a Blu Bellied Yankey from Camp Woolveton has damaged the State over One hundred thousand dollars within the last ten year We have done greatdeal of work in Miss I find Clarks A. The rottenest are in State

Yours Very Respecfully

B. F, Evans

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Paid
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Waynesboro Miss
July 23^d/64

Hon Charles Clarke
Gov. of the State of Miss
Macon
Miss

Sent un officially for the detestation of Maj Dennis—[That?] return after enjoying

C. C'ark