Letter from W. J. Brener and A. L. McKay to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 21, 1865

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Letter from W. J. Brener and A. L. McKay to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; September 21, 1865

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Brener, W. J.McKay, A. L.Sharkey, William Lewis, 1798-1873

Events

Taxation Taxation--Exemption Taxation--Mississippi

Businesses

Hotels Railroads and Railroad Companies

Occupations

Medical Profession Medical Profession--Physicians Railroad Employees Tax Auditors Tax Collectors

Places

Mississippi--Hinds County. Bolton Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Warren County. Vicksburg

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Bolton Depot Sept 21 1865

Hon W. L. Sharkey
Jackson Miss

Dear Sir:

The undersigned private citizens of this place would respectfully petition for relief—We were called upon this day by the Assessor & Collector of Taxes—for taxes of 25$ for keeping a public eating house Before the road was completed to this point, the Superintendent of the RR—came to us and Said that the passengers would have to lay over all night at this place, and we (the citizens) armed have to take care of the people until the hacks or cars left,—we plead to be excused that we were not prepared either with provision or house room—Yet he refered the public to us and many have been forced upon us in that way. We dont desire to keep public house, nor do we intend to—Yet where people will crowd themselves on us and put up with any thing, we can not under the circumstances say they must not come in—The compensations that we receive, does not replace the provision that is consumed—the difficulty and expense attending the getting of supplies from VBurg, ~~[?]~~

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Consumes all that is paid as by those that stop—All other Establishments at this place—have made preparations for the business—in anticipation of this being the terminus of the road. What are do in the time, is done through accommodation, and when the other Establishments can not take them, and we do not desire to take in anyone at anytime—We would therefore petition that Exception be made in our cases, and ~~and~~ that we be relieved from paying the Tax for keeping a public Eating house—If are expected to continue to receive transient people it would come under the laws but we are only doing this when we cant help ourselves, and hope & intend not to be bothered after the RRoad passes this point.—

We hope you will give the matter your just consideration & let us hear from you at Early as possible—

We are Very Respectfully

W J Brener
A. L. McKay M.D.

Tax remitted

Answered