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. It is written to Confederate General
C.G. Dahlgren who is that Pass Christian, Mississippi on September 4, 1861. It
reads "Governor says has no authority to change _____ of brigade - Covington Fencible's of 7th
Regiment in Confederate Service."The document itself measures 8 ½ inches by 5 ½
inches in overall size. This is a good looking original document from
Confederate Mississippi.