Letter from Bentonville Taylor to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; September 28, 1871

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Letter from Bentonville Taylor to Mississippi Governor James L. Alcorn; September 28, 1871

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Alcorn, J. L. (James Lusk), 1816-1894 Brown, John M.Fortinberry, Unknown Hewson, H. F.Lane, W. H. B.Lenoir, J. C. S.Lewis, Benjamin Rankin, Unknown Taylor, Bentonville

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Columbia (Miss.)Marion County (Miss.)

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Columbia Miss.
Sept. 28^th 1871

Gov. J. L. Alcorn

Dear Sir:

In answer to Mr. Hewsons letter requesting me to reccommend persons for appointment to fill the vacant offices in this county. I reccommend John M. Brown for Superintendent of Public Education, Benjamin Lewis for Member of Board of Supervisors in S. W. District: J. C. S. Le-noir for Member of Board of supervi-sors in N. W. Dist:

Lenoir is in place of Fortinberry and Lewis in place of Rankin—Fortinberry & Rankin declined—

I understand W H B Lane (the Clerk lately removed) has ap-plied for office of Supt Public Ed-ucation—he is acting openly with the democrats—please see that he is not appointed but have John M. Brown appointed—those I have rec-comended will act with us in the election as party men

Very Truly Yours

Bentonville Taylor

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Executive Office,
State of Mississippi,
County of Marion

From B. Taylor
Address Columbia
Dated Sept, 28/71
Received —
Answered —

Recommends persons to fill vacancies

JAMES L. ALCORN,
Governor.

H. F. HEWSON,
Private Secretary.