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October 8, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

OCTOBER 8TH.—Mr. Gustavus Myers, a lawyer of this city, seems to take an active interest in behalf of parties largely engaged in business at Baltimore. And he has influence with the Secretary, for he generally carries his points over my head. The parties he engineers beyond our lines may possibly do us no harm; but I learn they certainly do themselves much good by their successful speculations. And do they not take gold and other property to the North, and thereby defeat the object of the sequestration act? The means thus abstracted from the South will certainly be taxed by the North to make war on us.

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October 7, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

OCTOBER 7TH.—Nothing of note.

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October 6, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

OCTOBER 6TH.—Nothing of importance.

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October 5, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

October 5TH.—To-day several Southern-born gentlemen, who have lived long in the North, and have their fortunes and families there, applied for passports. They came hither to save the investments of their parents in Northern securities, by having them transferred to their children. This seems legitimate, and some of the parties are old and valued friends of mine. I know their sympathies are with their native land. Yet why are they so late in coming? I know not. It is for me to send them out of the country, for such is the order of the Secretary of War. The loyalty of the connections of these gentlemen is vouched for in a note (on file) written by Mr. Hunter, Secretary of State. Their names must be published as alien enemies. They will take no part in the war.

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October 4, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

OCTOBER 4TH.—Sundry applications were made to-day to leave the country under flag of truce, provided I would not permit the names to be published. The reason for this request is that these persons have connections here who might be compromised. I refused compliance. In one or two instances they intimated that they would not have their names published for thousands of dollars. My response to this was such as to cause them to withdraw their applications.

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October 3, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

OCTOBER 3D—The President not having taken any steps in the matter, I have no alternative but to execute the order of the Secretary.

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October 2, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

OCTOBER. 2D.—A day or two ago Col. Bledsoe, who visits me now very seldom, sent an order by Mr. Brooks for me to furnish a list of the names of alien enemies for publication. This was complied with cheerfully; and these publications have produced some excitement in the community.

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October 1, 1861, A Rebel War Clerk’s Diary

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by John Beauchamp Jones

OCTOBER 1ST.—I find that only a few hundred alien enemies departed from the country under the President’s proclamation, allowing them forty days, from the 16th of August, to make their arrangements; but under the recent order of Mr. Benjamin, if I may judge from the daily applications, there will be a large emigration. The persons now going belong to a different class of people: half of them avowing themselves friendly to our cause, and desiring egress through our lines on the Potomac, or in the West, to avoid being published as alien enemies going under flag of truce via Norfolk and Fortress Monroe. Many of them declare a purpose to return.

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