Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 17, 1864

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Petition to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 17, 1864

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Carr, Jacob Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Crook, Mrs. M. A.Everitt, G. G.Fore, Thomas R.Goodman, J. A.Kersh, A. D.Martin, Mrs. E. A.Murray, Julia A.Rhodes, A.Rhodes, Henry Seymour, Margaret Smith, C. G.Sorey, Jesse Taylor, Elesha Truence?, Bettie Warren, Renay A.Westberry, William L.

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Military Events--Military service exemption

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Schools

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Educational Profession--Teachers Educational Status--Students

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Mississippi--Rankin County Mississippi--Rankin County. Brandon

Page 1

Rankin C^o
Missisippi

Brandn Miss.
Aug. 17th.1864.

To His Excellency
Charles Clark Governr of Miss,

We The undersigned Patrons of Thos. R. Fore's School do respectively ask & pray that he be relieved or excused from Military duty as he is a school teacher by profession & has been so engaged for near nine years, he has a school of forty schollars. His school is the only one that we can patronize on account of distance. We respectively ask you to consider our petition & our necessities in regard to education & excuse him from duty if you can do so con-sistently

Yours Truly

Mrs. Bettie Truence?
Mrs. M A Crook
Mrs. E. A. Martin
William L. Westberry
J A goodman
Henry Rhodes
Elesha Taylor
A Rhode
Jacob Carr
G. G. Everitt
Jesse. Sorey
Margaret Seymour
Julia A Murray
C G Smith

Renay A. Warren
A. D. Kersh

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Brandn Miss.
Aug 20th 1864

His Excellency:
Charles Clark Gov^r of Miss.

Dear Sir

My Patrons Sends you a petition asking your Excellecy to Release or excuse me from Military duty on the account of my School, I have been serv-ing in the capacity of teacher for near nine years I am wlling to serve & defend my county according to my ability, but if My Patrons & your Excellecy relieve me from Military duty I will serve my patrons as heretofor if not I willorenter in the service of my County I Cordially ask you to consider my position as an instructo^r & Please let me Know what to rely upon I wish to teach regular only in case of emergency I have been bothered a great deal in reporting under your proclam-ation of July 4th

Your most Humble Servt

Thos. R. Fore

To His Excellncy
Charkes Clark Govr of Mississippi