Signed endorsement, "J.D." On a signed autograph letter, Mississippi Governor Pettus writes to Jefferson Davis, requesting funds to cover expense of raising and arming Confederate troops - American History 1493-1945 - Adam Matthew Digital

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Field name	Value
Collection Reference Number	GLC01079
From Archive Folder	Documents Relating to the 1860s
Title	Signed endorsement, "J.D." On a signed autograph letter, Mississippi Governor Pettus writes to Jefferson Davis, requesting funds to cover expense of raising and arming Confederate troops
Date	20 December 1861
Author	Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889)
Additional authors	Pettus, John Jones (1813-1867)
Recipient	Jefferson Davis
Document Type	Correspondence; Government document
Content Description	Confederate President Jefferson Davis endorsement signed (with initials) on the top of the first page in pencil. "Sectry of Treasry - Has not this matter been attended to on a former letter? J.D." Written on a signed autograph letter from Mississippi Governor Pettus to Jefferson Davis requesting money to cover the costs of raising and arming Confederate troops. The national government in Richmond had allocated monies to reimburse local governments for that purpose.
Subjects	Confederate General or Leader Confederate States of America Recruitment Finance Economics Government and Civics Military History Civil War
People	Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) Pettus, John Jones (1813-1867)
Place written	Jackson, Mississippi
Theme	The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics
Sub-collection	The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945
Copyright	The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Module	Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945
Transcript	Show/hide [endorsement:] Secty of Treasy has not this matter been attended to on a previous letter? J.D. Executive Office Jackson December 20th 1861 His Excellency Jeffen Davis Dear Sir When Col. M. McAfee was in Richmond he wrote me that one hundred & fifty thousand dollars of the claims of the state against the Confederate Government had been audited & would be paid on the faith of that report. I ordered equipage & accountrements for troops who are now in the Confederate Service, I had no money to pay for these & much of it is not paid yet On the letter of Mr. Meminger of some months since saying [2] that the claims of the state were then before the Auditor, & would be settled I have promised to pay for this outfit for the troops in Confederate Treasury notes. I have nothing that will pay it & the claimants are clamorous. Mr. President Return me from this embarrassing position. Mississippi & the Governor of Miss is in an awkward position in regard to these notes, incurred as above stated, & I see no other means of meeting them but by calling on the Confederate Treasurer. I still raising troops & arming them - about four thousand Recently sent to Bowling Green & Columbus, & I start six companies from here to Genl. A. S. Johnston tomorrow. Maj. S. F. Neill will hand you this, & explain. Very Respectfully, John J. Pettus

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