Telegram from Albert R. Howe and Henry Robert Pease to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; May 2, 1874

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Telegram from Albert R. Howe and Henry Robert Pease to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; May 2, 1874

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Barrett, Frederick Howe, Albert Richards, 1840-1884 Mumford, George H.Orton, William Packer, A. G.Pease, H. R. (Henry Roberts), 1835-1907 Van Horne, John

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Legislation. United States. Congress Weather and Natural Events--Floods

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Mississippi--Executive Department United States--War Department

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Telegraph Company Telegraph Company--The Western Union Telegraph Company (New Orleans, La.)

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Kentucky--Jefferson County. Louisville Louisiana Mississippi--Bolivar County Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson Mississippi--Warren County Mississippi--Washington County New York Washington (D.C.)

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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

The rules of this Company require that all messages received for transmission, shall be written on the message blanks of the Company, under and subject to the conditions printed thereon, which conditions have been agreed to by the sender of the following message.

JOHN VAN HORNE, Gen'l Sup't, LOUISVILLE. KY.

WILLIAM ORTON, Pres't, GEO H. MUMFORD, Sec'y.

NEW YORK

Dated Washington D C 1874
Received at Jackson Miss May 2
To Gov A Ames

Telegraph to Pease before Monday an estimate of number of sufferers by overflow this needed in getting appropriation

A R Howe

18 Dh stamp

2500 Warren
5000 Bolivar
1500 Wash

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THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

JOHN VAN HORNE, Gen'l Sup't, LOUISVILLE, KY.

8 [gap] 330

WILLIAM ORTON. Pres't, GEO H. MUMFORD, Sec'y.

NEW YORK

8 338

Dated Washington D C 2 1874
Received at Jackson Miss 2
To His Excellency

Gov Ames

I saw the secy of war this morning will furnish ten thousand sock coats & shoes & I will introduce a bill for additional appropriation for feed supplies, present appropriation has been exhausted for Louisiana

H R Pease

34 DL stamp

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

From H. R. Pease & A. R. Howe
Address Washington D. C.
Date May 2^nd 1874
Received ,, 2 1874
Answered [gap]

SUBJECT:

Pease

Saw Secty of War—nothing can be done except to issue clothing
Will introduce bill for additional appropriation—Louisiana appro exhausted.

Howe

Send number of sufferers in the State to Pease by Monday

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

~~FRED. BARRETT,~~^AG Packer^
Private Secretary.