Susan Phipps Telegram Transcription
Title
Susan Phipps Telegram Transcription
Telegram from Susan Phipps to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; May 6, 1861
Subject
Confederate States of America. Army; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 16th; Families of military personnel.; Military discharge; Mississippi. Governor; Mississippi. Militia; Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867; Widows.
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Governor Pettus Collection. Telegram from Susan Phipps at Natchez, Mississippi, asking that Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus release her son Henry from service with the Adams Light Guards as she is a widow.
Creator
Phipps, Susan
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1861-05-06
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_760-948-01-40