{"id":65938,"date":"2016-04-28T22:31:47","date_gmt":"2016-04-29T03:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/?page_id=65938"},"modified":"2020-07-26T11:03:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-26T16:03:51","slug":"correspondence-from-john-beauchamp-jones-to-jefferson-davis-dated-march-28-1861","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.cw-chronicles.com\/blog\/correspondence-from-john-beauchamp-jones-to-jefferson-davis-dated-march-28-1861\/","title":{"rendered":"Correspondence from John Beauchamp Jones to Jefferson Davis Dated March 28 1861"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:right\">Burlington, N. Jersey<br \/>\nMarch 28, 1861 <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sir,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In despair of immediate action in Maryland, my native state, and in Virginia, the birthplace of my wife (she was Miss Custis) I am solicitous to enter the civil service of the Confederate States. And in this behalf I beg to enclose herewith a note from the Hon. A. Dudley Mann, who has some knowledge of my labors and sacrifices in the great cause, of which you are now, and I hope may long continue to be, the worthy and honored Chief.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1652\/26677793916_4bbeee5d50_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"133\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I did not suppose, even before the reception of Mr. Mann\u2019s letter, that the Provisional salaries could be otherwise than low; nevertheless I should be very happy to labor in a cause in which the sympathies of my heart have so long been centred, without other compensation than merely the means of support, until the Govt. is placed upon a permanent footing. After that event, my family \u2013 all enthusiastic advocates of Southern Independence \u2013 would join me.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1462\/26098570424_c76910a2c5_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"130\" \/><\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Having for more than twenty years studied the merits of the matters in controversy between the sections \u2013 and partly under the personal instructions of Calhoun<sup>2<\/sup>, Upshur<sup>3<\/sup> (etc.?) \u2014 I would be much rejoiced to be assigned a position, however humble it might be, which would admit of my being, occasionally, a contributor to the press.<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;May I ask the favor of a reply at your Excellency\u2019s earliest convenience?<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:right\">\nVery respectfully,<br \/>\nYour obt. Svt.<br \/>\nJ.B. Jones <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left\">His Excellency<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Jefferson Davis<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provisional President<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Confederate States of America<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>1. Source:  Samuel W. Richey Collection of the Southern Confederacy, <a href=\"https:\/\/digital.lib.miamioh.edu\/digital\/collection\/richey\/id\/6412\/rec\/2\">Correspondence from John Beauchamp Jones to Jefferson Davis, dated March 28, 1861<\/a>, Miami University Libraries digital collections, Oxford, Ohio<br \/>\n2. John C. Calhoun, Secretary of State in the later part of John Tyler Administration<br \/>\n3. Abel P. Upshur, Secretary of the Navy and Secretary of State in the John Tyler Administration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burlington, N. Jersey March 28, 1861 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sir, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In despair of immediate action in Maryland, my native state, and in Virginia, the birthplace of my wife (she was Miss Custis) I am solicitous to enter the civil service of the Confederate States. And in this behalf I beg to enclose herewith a note from the Hon. 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