This is a very nice piece of Confederate history from the
state of Mississippi. This is an original rice paper letter from William H.
Brown who served as the Quartermaster General for the Army of the state of
Mississippi at the outbreak of the Civil War. These then and fragile documents
are written on rice paper which feels about half as thin as a standard sheet of
paper. Because they are so thin, the documents become much more legible with a
colored background. These would have been copies that Brown kept of official
letters that he wrote in his position as Quartermaster General of Mississippi.
The document is written in Brown ink and as you can see the acid in the ink has
worn through some places in the rice paper. The letter was written on September
6, 1861 to Brig. General O'Ferrell located in enterprise, Alabama. The letter
states that Jefferson Davis who is referred to as "Commander in Chief" accepted
the resignations of 4 officers in the 8th Mississippi Infantry. 2 of
the men were in the Pinckney Guards and 2 were in the Clark County Rangers. The
document itself measures 8 ¼ inches by 9 inches in overall size. This is a good
looking original document from Confederate Mississippi.
