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Report from Mississippi State Auditor A. J. Gillespie to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 1, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Report from A. J. Gillespie at the Auditor's office at Macon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving the financial transactions of the state from November 1, 1863, to December 31, 1864.
Letter from James A. Lyon to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 17, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from James A. Lyon at Columbus, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, explaining why he was unable to attend the meeting of the Educational Commissioners. In a postscript, Lyon states that he is also sending a copy of his report entitled "Slavery and the Duties Growing out of the Relation", which he presented before the Presbyterian Church General Assembly in 1863. (Report not present).
Letter from G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; January 16, 1865
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from District Attorney G. C. Chandler to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that a fine against Elisha Bodford for permitting an enslaved boy named Ike to trade as a free person be waived.
Letter from W. A. Strong to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 8, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. A. Strong to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, giving a report on the operation of his distillery.
Letter from Robert Kells to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 27, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Robert Kells, superintendent of the Mississippi State Lunatic Asylum, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the arrest of asylum employees.
Letter from Judge Robert S. Hudson to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 6, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Judge Robert S. Hudson at Canton, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting clemency for Mrs. Sarah D. Garrett, convicted of allowing her enslaved persons to trade as freemen.
Letter from Ethelbert Barksdale to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 6, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Congressman Ethelbert Barksdale at Richmond, Virginia, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking how many recruits Mississippi can provide to the Confederate Army.
Letter from C. M. Vaiden to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; November 4, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from C. M. Vaiden at Vaiden, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the need for salt in the counties surrounding the Mississippi River.
Letter from C. A. Reading to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 13, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from C. A. Reading, superintendent of the Southern Railroad of Mississippi, at Meridian, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking that two men from W. K. Easterling's regiment be detailed to work on the railroad.
Correspondence from H. Hobbs and Robert Kells to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; October 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Annual report from H. Hobbs to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark on the operations of the Mississippi Lunatic Asylum. Also included is a letter dated October 6, 1864, from Dr. Robert Kells, superintendent of the asylum, explaining supplies needed by the asylum and asylum employees whom he requests to be exempt from conscription.
Letter from W. D. Holder to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 15, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from W. D. Holder at Egypt, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, expressing his opinion that some men in Tippah County, Mississippi, and Tishomingo County, Mississippi, should be exempted from militia duty.
Letter from Phil H. Gully to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 5, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Phil H. Gully at Kemper County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, seeking a pardon for Burwell Jones, convicted of trading with an enslaved person.
Letter from Joshua Green and A. MacFarland to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 24, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letters from Joshua Green and A. MacFarland, both at Jackson, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, on the same document, concerning the use of enslaved persons as teamsters.
Letter from H. Cassidy to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 12, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from H. Cassidy at Franklin County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning the new militia act. Cassidy complains that, in his opinion, the enforcement of the act will leave no men to protect the county from perceived threats such as enslaved persons liberating themselves.
Letter from Chaplain M. N. Casky to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; September 3, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from M. N. Casky, the chaplain of Wood's company of the 2nd Battalion Mississippi Cavalry at Beaties's Bluff, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, reporting on rich men who are evading the draft.
Letter from A. B. Bradford to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 27, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from A. B. Bradford in Bolivar County, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, asking that the local militia be allowed to remain in Bolivar County, Mississippi.
Letter from Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 19, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Z. A. Philips at the Mississippi Salt Works to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, concerning the efforts of government officials to impress his enslaved labor force.
Letter from Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 13, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Z. A. Philips, Mississippi state salt agent, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, informing Clark of affairs at the state salt works, concerning the impressment of enslaved workers.
Letter from O. F. M. Holladay to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; August 19, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from O. F. M. Holladay at Daleville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining that, due to the calling out of the state militia, there are not enough white men left to exercise control over the local enslaved population.
Letter from Z. A. Philips to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 18, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Z. A. Philips at the Mississippi state salt works to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, complaining that impressing agents were allegedly attempting to take the workers at the facility.
Letter from T. A. Mitchell to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 22, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from T. A. Mitchell, the president of the Board of Police of Pontotoc, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting salt for impoverished families of Confederate soldiers.
Letter from Lieutenant D. W. Lamkin to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 30, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from D. W. Lamkin, a lieutenant in the 1st Mississippi Light Artillery, at Opelika, Alabama, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, asking that an enslaved person be released from jail.
Letter from Captain H. B. Deekes; July 14, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from Confederate Captain H. B. Deekes at Brookhaven, Mississippi, to an unnamed Major, concerning the alleged misconduct of Captain Pierce, who was raising a company of state troops.
Letter from T. P. Ware to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; July 1, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from T. P. Ware at Brandon, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark, requesting an inquiry into the conduct of Adjutant A. B. Watts in Simpson County, Mississippi.
Letter from M. A. Banks to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark; June 15, 1864
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Letter from M. A. Banks at Westville, Mississippi, to Mississippi Governor Charles Clark at Macon, Mississippi, concerning alleged abuses against local residents by Captain F. M. Little and his men as they destroy distilleries in the county.