Letter from Mary A. Jones to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 16, 1862
Title
Letter from Mary A. Jones to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; April 16, 1862
Subject
Children of military personnel; Confederate States of America. Army; Families of military personnel.; Mississippi. Governor; Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Civilian relief; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women; War widows
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Letter from Mary A. Jones, widow of a Confederate Army veteran, in Natchez, Mississippi, seeking aid to help take care of her children.
Creator
Jones, Mary A.
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1862-04-16
Contributor
Funding for this project provided by The Dale Center for Study of War and Society-USM, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, the Mississippi Digital Library, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the Watson-Brown Foundation
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Language
English
Identifier
mdah_757-941-09-10
Coverage
1862
Text
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Natchez, Miss
April 16 1862
Governor J. J. Pettus
In reply to your Letter March 11 12 I went up to Yazoo City To see if I could Draw any thing up their as you directed me, I saw Mr. Mansenn the Sheriff of Yazoo he said I could not draw any thing yet as the Law has not allowed any things for soldiers widows as for my -- Husbands, pencion I cant get that only from Virginia Law Department so you see the [2nd?] [Constitution?] I am placed in with three small children to take care of Half of the time we have not bread to Eat Every Body Say I must be taken care of by the Confederate States they did not tell my deare Husband that I should beg from door to door when he went to fight for his Country no he sacraficed Every thing he had & we to him on Earth for our sake thinking that he Left us in a Land of Humanity with out benefit are feare give up his Life in defense of his Country Kind Sir if you can assist me in any thing I will veary thankfull to you I am your obedient Sr Mary A Jones
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April 16. 1862
Mary A. Jones
Natchez, Miss
April 16 1862
Governor J. J. Pettus
In reply to your Letter March 11 12 I went up to Yazoo City To see if I could Draw any thing up their as you directed me, I saw Mr. Mansenn the Sheriff of Yazoo he said I could not draw any thing yet as the Law has not allowed any things for soldiers widows as for my -- Husbands, pencion I cant get that only from Virginia Law Department so you see the [2nd?] [Constitution?] I am placed in with three small children to take care of Half of the time we have not bread to Eat Every Body Say I must be taken care of by the Confederate States they did not tell my deare Husband that I should beg from door to door when he went to fight for his Country no he sacraficed Every thing he had & we to him on Earth for our sake thinking that he Left us in a Land of Humanity with out benefit are feare give up his Life in defense of his Country Kind Sir if you can assist me in any thing I will veary thankfull to you I am your obedient Sr Mary A Jones
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April 16. 1862
Mary A. Jones