Letter from James H. Hummel to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; May 6, 1874

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Letter from James H. Hummel to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; May 6, 1874

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Banker, Jessy Bell Barrett, Fred Campbell, Unknown Collins, Thomas Wharton Hilman, Unknown Hummel, James H.Leathers, Unknown Manard, Unknown Randall, Unknown Taylor, M. A.White, Unknown

Events

Weather and Natural Events--Floods

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Boards of Relief Mississippi--Executive Department Post offices Watercraft Watercraft--Katie (Steamer)Watercraft--Natchez (Steamer)Watercraft--Pargond (Steamer)

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Merchants Newspaper editors Secretaries

Places

Louisiana Mississippi--Wilkinson County. Clarksville Mississippi--Wilkinson County. Fort Adams

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African Americans African Americans--Historically free and newly freed Impoverished people

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Clarksville May 6^th 1874
Mr [gap] Editor of Home Journal

Dear Sr

Being a subscriber to your valuable paper or Journal and being a friend to its cause also would be a member to ^of^ the grange if there was one near.

My object in writing you this is I noticed in your paper that you are conected with the benevolent assosiation got up in behalf of the suffer's in the overflowd district, and if so you will please assist those in my charge. Which I have taken in and housed this day. They are wothey col-people and in a suffering condition, who are des-titute of food and clothes. Not having a Mer-chant in the city I am not able to pay for supplise at presentt as charges are enomous being 30 percent on the dollar for advancing

You will receive the thanks of many if you cand remit me amediately some ration's for

Send word to Editor that rations have been sent to Wilkinson Co—

A. A.

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them also some clothes at the earliest convenience

I have 3 famlies, being twelve in number and two outsiders which have no families which also are in a suffering state. I will leave the amount you send entirely to your ~~benev~~ discre-tion. I only ask a sufficiency to keep them up untill such times they make something to live on. There are 6 men and ^5^ women and also a lot of young children all of which want shoes, I give you the number for the adults 5 pair shoes No 8—5 No 9—1 No 10 They nead irish-potatos to plant—also seed corn, a package of gardain seeds, some weeding hoes, one dozen, also 2 small turning plows and one culivator (small).

If this aplication should meet the aprebation of your honerable on noble society you will please ^ship^ them at this or the above landing (CLARKSVILLE) which is one mile below F^t Adams and is well known by the packets

If you have any doubts concerning my standing or varacity I will refeer you to Capt Campbell on St Katie or Capt Leathers of Stmr Natchez or Capt Whit on Pargond or Messrs Randall & Co of your city

~~also~~ Thomas Wharton Collins, Hilman & Manard and Capt Jessy Bell Banker, and if needed numerous others. There are a great many all around me who are ^in^ suffering state, bothe white and black and not able to get food to eat. I mearly speak of these facts to let you know what a condition the poor peable are in. You will please let me know through your paper wheather there will be any fruit this season, so far my my fruit is mostly all blasted excepting a few apples and grapes out of a 15 acre peach orchard they will not averag over a dozen on a tree. I presume the cause ~~the~~ is from rain and cold nights. Please favor or write me on receipt of this.

Yours most Respectfully

M. A. Taylor

DIRECT to Fort Adams P. O.

would reccomend that relief be sent him, l not being either under control of La Relief Committee or State Grange of La.

Yours &c Jas. H. Hummel

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"Relief"

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

From Jas H. Hummel
Address Clarksville
Dated May 6" 1874
Received " 9" "
Answered [gap]

SUBJECT:
Overflow in Wilkinson County

ADELBERT AMES,
Governor.

FRED. BARRETT,
Private Secretary.