Letter from Charles C. Thornton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 13, 1859
Title
Letter from Charles C. Thornton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus; December 13, 1859
Subject
Mississippi. Governor; Pettus, John Jones, 1813-1867.
Description
From the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Letter from Charles C. Thornton to Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus requesting rifles to arm a "corps of mounted riflemen" being formed in the town.
Creator
Thornton, Charles C.
Publisher
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. (electronic version); Mississippi Digital Library. (electronic version)
Date
1859-12-13
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_757-930-1-20
Coverage
1859
Text
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Sharon Madison County Miss—
Dec 13th 1859—
To His Excellency
Gov= Pettus, Gov= State Miss
Dear Sir
I have been requested to address you, in behalf of the Young men of our Town, and procure if possible, The Rifles and other necessary accoutrements, for a corps of Mounted Riflemen, numbering between Twenty five and Thirty
We think, that the signs of times demand it, and that it is, the duty of the Legislature to enforce its military Laws or to encourage the formation of Volunteer Companies throughout the State: and more=over we think, that it is the duty of every Town, in the "Southern" States, that can boast of Twenty five young men, eligible to Military duties, to be forthwith supplied with arms and other appendages by the state, and be brought under military discipline—
Then will [strikethrough]the[strikethrough] north see, and not until then, that there are hords of young men, who will take arms, to protect their "Southern" homes and firesides, against the encroachments of northern "fanatics", and abolishion incendiaries
With many hopes, for your continual prosperity and happiness, I remain Your Obdt Servt
Sharon Madison County Miss—
Dec 13th 1859—
To His Excellency
Gov= Pettus, Gov= State Miss
Dear Sir
I have been requested to address you, in behalf of the Young men of our Town, and procure if possible, The Rifles and other necessary accoutrements, for a corps of Mounted Riflemen, numbering between Twenty five and Thirty
We think, that the signs of times demand it, and that it is, the duty of the Legislature to enforce its military Laws or to encourage the formation of Volunteer Companies throughout the State: and more=over we think, that it is the duty of every Town, in the "Southern" States, that can boast of Twenty five young men, eligible to Military duties, to be forthwith supplied with arms and other appendages by the state, and be brought under military discipline—
Then will [strikethrough]the[strikethrough] north see, and not until then, that there are hords of young men, who will take arms, to protect their "Southern" homes and firesides, against the encroachments of northern "fanatics", and abolishion incendiaries
With many hopes, for your continual prosperity and happiness, I remain Your Obdt Servt
Chas, C. Thornton
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Madison College
to be turned into Military Institute