This is a very nice piece of Confederate history from the
state of Mississippi. This is an original multi page 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. This is likely
two separate partial letters with the 1st being written phone
September 9, 1861 to Major Davis who is the Assistant Adjutant General of the 1st
brigade of the Army of Mississippi posted in Iuka, Mississippi. At the start of
the letter he talks about a report from the Molino Rifles (23rd
Mississippi Infantry ) and talks about the mustering of officers. The other
letters talk about more official business including muster rolls and the
paperwork used in the adjutant General's Department. Each of the documents measure
approximately 8 inches by 10-1/2inches in overall size. This is a good looking
original document from Confederate Mississippi.