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Letter from Mary A. Jones to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; September 6, 1862
1862 letter from a Natchez, Mississippi widow, Mary A. (Mead) Jones, to Governor Pettus. Her deceased husband, Captain Alfred A. Jones, had joined the Confederate army in Yazoo City. Mrs. Jones, who was born in Alabama, is the mother of three young children and is requesting financial assistance for her family.Tags Alabama, Children of military personnel, Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi, Confederate States of America. Army, Correspondence, Families of military personnel, Mississippi. Governor, Natchez (Miss.), United States--History--Civil War, War widows, Women--1860-1870, Yazoo City (Miss.) -
Letter from Caroline Burrus to Mississippi Governor William L. Sharkey; July 27, 1865
1865 letter on behalf of a Starkville, Mississippi widow, Caroline M. Burrus, to Governor Sharkey. Burrus or Burns appeared before Probate Judge David Ames and asked to be relieved of the tax on her inn. Ames testifies that Burrus is the poor mother of several children and the inn is her only means of support. On page 2 of the letter, Burrus' request was answered. -
Letter from Charlotte Smiley to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; August 26, 1862
1862 letter from a Jefferson County, Mississippi widow, Charlotte Smiley, to Governor Pettus. Mrs. Smiley's husband, Rev. J. H. Smiley, had served as a chaplain for the Charles Clark Rifles and died in May 1862. Smiley asked if she would receive a bounty and be exempt from paying taxes as a Confederate widow. On page 2 of the letter, Smiley's pension request was denied.Tags Bounties, Chaplains, Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi, Confederate States of America. Army, Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Correspondence, Families of military personnel, Jefferson County (Miss.), Mississippi. Governor, Mississippi. Militia, Taxation, War widows, Women--1860-1870 -
Telegram from Susan Phipps to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 6, 1861
1861 telegram from a Natchez, Mississippi widow, Susan Phipps, to Governor Pettus. Mrs. Phipps asks for her only son, Henry M. Phipps, to be released from the Adams Light Guards. Although not yet eighteen, Henry had enlisted in the 16th Infantry Regiment.Tags Civil War & Reconstruction Governors of Mississippi, Confederate States of America. Army, Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Families of military personnel, Military discharge, Mississippi. Governor, Mississippi. Militia, Mothers and sons, Natchez (Miss.), Telegraph, United States--History--Civil War, Widows--1860-1870, Women--1860-1870 -
Letter from Mrs. J. O. Smith to Mississippi Governor John Jones Pettus; September 5, 1861
1861 letter from a Vicksburg, Mississippi widow, Mrs. O. J. Smith, to Governor Pettus. Mrs. Smith offers her services to the Confederate States as a nurse in Virginia. Two of her lady friends are also willing to serve in the Civil War.