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Office Mississippi & Tennessee Railroad Co.
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| Clay Building, No. 135 Main Street |
| Memphis, Augt 9th 1861 |
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| Gen Leonidas Polk |
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| Sir, |
| In accordance with the result of
consultation held this day by the President and Directors of the Miss
& Tenn. R. R. Co with you in regard to the threatening of mob
violence by a portion of the Citizens of Horn Lake Depot neighborhood
Miss twelve miles from Memphis, upon R. Hough the Superintendent of
transportation of the Road, I furnish you the following names who
comport themselves as the authorized Committee of said citizens B. T.
Crouch, D. W. Bynum, T. P. Manning T. D. Upshaw, G. W. Reynolds, ?. D.
Davis & John Boothe. |
| I also furnish you the result of
investigation of charges made against Mr Hough by the Board of
Directors of the R. R. Co. |
| ??? Vy Respectfully |
| C. F. Vance |
| Secy |
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| {newspaper article attached to
the above letter} |
| Card |
| President's Office Miss Tenn R. R. |
| Memphis July 14, 1861 |
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| Board met -- present, F. M. White, Sledge,
McRay, Robertson, Rayburn, Howard, Graham. |
| At a called meeting of the president and
directors of the Mississippi & Tennessee railroad, this day held
in reference to charges set forth against Mr. Hough by the petition of
citizens of Horn Lake, it was resolved: That, after hearing the
evidence of the committee of said petitioners, who appeared before
them, that we have the greatest respect for the honest and patriotic
intentions of the petitioners, and, like them, we think the greatest
caution and vigilance should be exercised, not only in the employment
of northern men, but in our intercourse with them in every way; but we
have not been able to see anything in the evidence to condemn Mr.
Hough. His remarks, which appear to have been offensive so far as the
evidence shows, were such as were common at the time among our most
loyal citizens. The citizens of Horn Lake may rest assured that the
president and directors of the road will use all the means in their
power to detect disloyalty to the South in all men in their
employment. |
| F. M. White |
| President Miss. & Tenn. R. R. Co. |
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