Letter from William Crump, John W. C. Watson, H. W. Walter, and James Fort to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 3, 1865

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Letter from William Crump, John W. C. Watson, H. W. Walter, and James Fort to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; August 3, 1865

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Crump, William Fort, James Mason, Carrington Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873 Walter, H. W.Watson, John William Clark

Events

Political Office--Appointment to office Taxation Taxation--Mississippi

Organizations

United States--Department of the Treasury

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Tax Auditors

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Mississippi--Marshall County. Holly Springs

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Holly Springs 3.^d Aug. '65.

To
His Excellency
W^m L. Sharkey, Governor.

Dear Sir:—So far as we have yet learned no one has been recommended, or ap-pointed, Assessor of the Internal Revenue Tax for the 3^rd District of this State, which em-braces North Mississippi, and we therefore take great pleasure in bespeaking the claims & quali-fications of Mr. Carrington Mason of this place for that position. We have known Mr. Mason from his boyhood, & his character for good mor-als & uprightness has never been impeached. He is moreover a gentleman of thorough business train-ing & experience, of some sense, neat, accurate, laborious, & systematic in every thing he undertakes. What he does is well done & may be relied on. We believe that he is eminently qualified for the position & that his appointment would pro-mote the public service.

We are
Very Respectfully
Yr Obt Servts

W^m Crump
Jno. W. C. Watson
H. W. Walter
James Fort

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William Crump and Others
Recommending Carrington Mason for assessor of Northern Dist Internal Revenue