Letter from Charles Clark to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; May 20, 1874

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Letter from Charles Clark to Mississippi Lieutenant Governor A. K. Davis; May 20, 1874

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People

Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Bruce, Blanche Kelso, 1841-1898 Clark, Charles, 1811-1877 Davis, A. K. (Alexander Kelso), -1884

Events

Political Office--Appointment to office Starvation Weather and Natural Events--Floods

Organizations

Boards of Relief Churches Plantations

Occupations

Merchants

Places

Bodies of Water--Interstate. Mississippi River Mississippi--Bolivar County. Beulah Mississippi--Hinds County. Jackson

Social Identifiers

African Americans African Americans--Historically free and newly freed

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Beulah Bolivar Co Miss
May 20, '74

Lieut Gov A K Davis
Jackson Miss—

Dear Sir—

Yours of 4^th inst only recd this morning—On the 9^th inst I saw in a newspaper my apptmt on the relief com, of which you are chairman—On the 10^th after church I assembled at my office here a number of the most intelligent Coloured men in atten-dance, The result in information I communicated to Col B K Bruce & requested him to transmit it to Jackson, with such comments as he deemed proper—This he informs me he did—Subsequent inquiries convince me that my estimates are two low—Altho' the river is falling, the area of overflow is fast increasing, I think over two thirds of the plantations in this Co. are submerged & that on those not entirely overflowed there will be dis tress from want of food as the merchants are refusing to advance supplies even to those who have been punctual customers—If the water goes off as it may in fifteen or twenty days the people may make crops if they have food to sustain life, They cannot remove, but few can obtain other labour near home. Their distress appeals for help—

Very respectfully &c

Chas Clark

Please show this to Gov Ames.

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From Cha^s Clarke

relief business