Letter from Frederick Hall to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; June 9, 1874

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Letter from Frederick Hall to Mississippi Governor Adelbert Ames; June 9, 1874

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Ames, Adelbert, 1835-1933 Barrett, Frederick Belknap, William Worth, 1829-1890 Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 Hall, Fredrick Jeffords, E.Kellogg, William Pitt, 1830-1918 Muller, Unknown Nelson, Unknown Sandidge, John M.Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888

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Boards of Relief Clubs and Secret Societies Clubs and Secret Societies--Mississippi Relief Association Mississippi--Executive Department Post offices United States--War Department

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Newspapers Newspapers--Mississippi The Ammonia Propelling Company (New Orleans, La.)

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Dakota Territory Dakota Territory--Great Sioux Reservation Louisiana--Orleans Parish. New Orleans Military Forts--North Dakota. Fort Lincoln Military Forts--South Dakota. Fort Sully Mississippi--Issaquena County. Mayersville Mississippi--Pike County. Osyka Mississippi--Warren County. Vicksburg Stanley, Unknown Washington (D.C.)

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Impoverished People Military Families Native Americans Native Americans--Cheyennes Nation Native Americans--Sioux Nation Native Americans--Sioux Nation. The Lakota Nation

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THE AMMONIA PROPELLING COMPANY OF AMERICA.

The Ammonia Propelling Company of America,
NEW ORLEANS.

June 9" 1874.

To His Excellency
Aldebert Ames
Governor of Mississippi

Dear Sir

I have forwarded by M^r Nelson our application for relief (Kindly endorsed by you) to the Hon^bl Judge E. Jeffords at Mayersville—

I [unclear] hear from the Judge in a few days, & be enabled to send us some relief—I saw the relief committee in Vicksburg & M^r Muller the distributing agent—they approved our application, but said they had no rations on hand

Important private business called me suddenly to this city, but I am returning to Issaquena County in a few days—

Pardon the liberty I take in enclosed the newspaper extract herewith—I thought it might have escaped your observation & serves to show the large allowance this state is receiving.

Yours respectfully

Frederick Hall

rive age [illegible] Stanley, commanding at Fort Sully, and from Gen. Custar, at Fort Lincoln—all in Da-kota territory—confirm the previous re-ports, already noted by us, that there is likely to be a severe summer war with the Sioux, Cheyennes, and other strong tribes in that section. A large war party, numbering over four hundred well armed warriors, has already left the Cheyenne reservation to raid on the set-tlements. Gen. Custar has been obliged to strip the forts in Dakota of their garrisons in order to concentrate a force to march against the Indians; the offi-cers in the forts, fearful for their fami-lies, are preparing to send them to their homes in the States, and Custar asks Gen. Sheridan for reinforcements.

OSYKA, MISS., June 6, 1874.

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FOR THE SUFFERERS.

The following important dispatch was received by Gov. Kellogg yesterday, and to him we are indebted for a copy:

WASHINGTON, June 6, 1874.

Gov. W. P. Kellogg, New Orleans:

It is believed by your friends here that the Secretary of War will order the issu-ance of twenty thousand daily rations from the first appropriation for the suf-ferers in the overflowed districts, if you ask it. Will you advise with the Relief Committee and telegraph?

JOHN M. SANDIDGE.

The Governor informs us that, acting upon this suggestion, he has telegraphed to the Secretary of War on the subject, requesting that the issue of the rations donated by the Government be increased to twenty thousand daily.

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"Releif"

EXECUTIVE OFFICE,
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

From Fred^k Hall
Address Ju New Orleans
Dated June 9" 1874
Received " 10" "
Answered [gap]

SUBJECT:

Suffering in Issaquena
—Cty—

Adelbert Ames
Governor.

FRED. BARRETT,
Private Secretary.