Sworn statement from Sarah Neece; May 2, 1864
Title
Sworn statement from Sarah Neece; May 2, 1864
Subject
Confederate States of America. Army.; Mississippi. Governor; Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867.
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Clark Collection. Sworn statement from Sarah Neece that two soldiers from J. W. Pierce's command took her pony.
Creator
Neece, Sarah
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1864-05-02
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_768-949-06-05
Coverage
1864
Text
Page 1:
[(Copy)]
The State of Mississippi
Lawrence County
Personally [came?] and appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace for the above County and State Sarah Neece who is the wife of William Neece a soldier now in Co "B" 3rd Missi Regt Lonings Division do solemnly swear on oath that on the 27th April last a man named Jim Outen or Woten and a man named Lieut Nelson who claim to blong to J. W. Pierce's command, said Pierce claims to have power to raise a company and has his residence in Brookhaven Missi those men Noten and Nelson claim to belong to Pearce's command and on the above date entered the field of said Sarah Neece and forcibly took there from My horse a small dun poney, the only one that I have to plough and cultivate my piece of land to support my four children.
Sarah ^her X mark^ Neece
Page 2:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2,nd day of May AD 1864
Thos . D . Decell
[Seal]
J. P.
Hd Qrs Brookhaven Miss
July 14th" 1864
Capt J R Tucker
EO 7th" Congl Dist
Forwards affidavit of Sarah Neece and orders &c of Cap Pearce. Reports the illegal organization of Capt P's Company and his unlawful actions in impressing Horses—Meat &c
Bureau of Conscription
Dept of Miss
Main 19 July 1964
Respectfully [informed?] to
Gen Charles Clark
[1951]
By order of
J. C. Denis
Maj & Commdt
[?]
[(Copy)]
The State of Mississippi
Lawrence County
Personally [came?] and appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace for the above County and State Sarah Neece who is the wife of William Neece a soldier now in Co "B" 3rd Missi Regt Lonings Division do solemnly swear on oath that on the 27th April last a man named Jim Outen or Woten and a man named Lieut Nelson who claim to blong to J. W. Pierce's command, said Pierce claims to have power to raise a company and has his residence in Brookhaven Missi those men Noten and Nelson claim to belong to Pearce's command and on the above date entered the field of said Sarah Neece and forcibly took there from My horse a small dun poney, the only one that I have to plough and cultivate my piece of land to support my four children.
Sarah ^her X mark^ Neece
Page 2:
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2,nd day of May AD 1864
Thos . D . Decell
[Seal]
J. P.
Hd Qrs Brookhaven Miss
July 14th" 1864
Capt J R Tucker
EO 7th" Congl Dist
Forwards affidavit of Sarah Neece and orders &c of Cap Pearce. Reports the illegal organization of Capt P's Company and his unlawful actions in impressing Horses—Meat &c
Bureau of Conscription
Dept of Miss
Main 19 July 1964
Respectfully [informed?] to
Gen Charles Clark
[1951]
By order of
J. C. Denis
Maj & Commdt
[?]