Letter from Texas Governor Edmund Davis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; May 19, 1871

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Letter from Texas Governor Edmund Davis to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; May 19, 1871

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Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Davis, E. J. (Edmund Jackson), 1827-1883 Hewson, H. F.Lynch, James, 1839-1872

Events

Taxation

Organizations

Mississippi. Executive Department Mississippi. Secretary of State Texas. Legislature United States. Congress

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Secretaries Texas. Governor

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Austin (Tex.)Jackson (Miss.)Texas

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[Seal: State of Texas ]
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
Austin May 19^th 1871

Sir

I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of "Joint Resolution" passed by your Legislature "memorialzing Congress to refund the amount of the cotton tax collected through the Southern States during the years 1865, 66, 67." forwarded me through your Secretary of State, Hon—James Lynch.

Respectfully

Edm'd J. Davis
Governor

His Excellency
J. L. Alcorn

Governor of Mississippi
Jackson Miss

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PRECIS.
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Executive Office,
State of Mississippi,
County of Texas

From Governor Davis
Address Austin
Dated May, 19, 1871
Received ,, 27 "71
Answered [gap]

Acknowledges the receipt of the resolution in re-lation to the repeal of the cotton tax

JAMES L. ALCORN,
Governor.

H. F. HEWSON,
Private Secretary.