Letter from James Browder in Macon, Alabama, to Governor Thomas H. Watts in Montgomery, Alabama
Item
Identifier
Q0000142610_Q0000142611
Title
Letter from James Browder in Macon, Alabama, to Governor Thomas H. Watts in Montgomery, Alabama
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Type
text
Creator
James Browder
Date
1864-01-21
Description
Browder encloses instructions from F.S. Blount, impressment agent, not to send enslaved workers to Mobile. Browder also notes to Governor Watts how little time he has to do his duties as impressment agent in Marengo County because of his work in medicine ("Physic").
Format
Correspondence; Letter
Language
Eng
Place
Macon, Marengo County, AL
Publisher
Alabama Department of Archives and History. (electronic version)
Contributor
Luke Andersen, Zach Calvert
transcription
Macon, Marengo Co:
Jan. 21st. 1863 [1864?]
His Excellency
Gov.<sup>r</sup> Watts
Montgomery
Dear Sir,
Your
favour of the 7<sup>th</sup> Inst. from same
[cause?] did not reach me untill
yesterday.
Inclosed you will find
instructions to me from F. S Blount
Ch Agt of Impressment not to send
the negroes to Mobile from Maren-
go, which had been previously
ordered.
At your request I will con-
tinue to act as impressment agent
for Marengo, although, I am
extensively engaged in the prac-
tice of Physic, and have but
little time to devote to its du-
ties.
I am, Very respectfully
James D. Browder
Jan. 21st. 1863 [1864?]
His Excellency
Gov.<sup>r</sup> Watts
Montgomery
Dear Sir,
Your
favour of the 7<sup>th</sup> Inst. from same
[cause?] did not reach me untill
yesterday.
Inclosed you will find
instructions to me from F. S Blount
Ch Agt of Impressment not to send
the negroes to Mobile from Maren-
go, which had been previously
ordered.
At your request I will con-
tinue to act as impressment agent
for Marengo, although, I am
extensively engaged in the prac-
tice of Physic, and have but
little time to devote to its du-
ties.
I am, Very respectfully
James D. Browder
Ja.<sup>s</sup> D Browder
Jany 21st 1864
Ans. 23<sup>d</sup> to go for-
ward with the work
as Confederate Agent
Jany 21st 1864
Ans. 23<sup>d</sup> to go for-
ward with the work
as Confederate Agent