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[seal] O & H [/seal]
Conway Leake County Mississippi
To His Excellency Gov. B. G. Humphreys
Sir
Having understood that there is a fund in your hands from the Ladies of Baltimore for the relief of the Confederate Soldiers Widows of this State I would therefore respectfully unto your Honor Excellency that James M Brooks And John P. Whitehead belonged to the 28th and 35th Miss Regiments and they both made good Soldiers and that Whitehead died from the Effects of wounds recd in the army, and Brooks died at Grenada ^in^ at the Hospital and that they have both left helpless families Whitehead a wife and four children and Brooks a wife and three children the children of both are too small to help their mothers to support them, I would therefore reccommend them to your Excellency's favorable Consideration in the distribution of the above mentioned fund
Your Obt Servt
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State of Mississippi Leake County
The under Signed member of the Board of Police of Leake County do hereby Certify that the withheld statement is true
July 28 1866
M? H Mauce Member Board Police Beet No 2
July Aug 1st 1866
Conway, Liake Co. July 1866
Boyd— A. J.
Letter of—
Representing the needy circumstances of the widows of Jas M. Brooks and Jno. C. Whitehead and requesting assistance for them from "Baltimore Relief Fund".
Ans & referred to Hon [Mausing?] [Mas?] Pres. B. P. Leake Co.