Letter from Andrew J. Hunter to Mississippi Governor John M. Stone; February 2, 1880

Governer, State. [? ids?] . if it pleas you [honor?] I. will drop you few lines to let you now my condition, though. I have not. [languedge?] to. [eff????s?] though I. will the best I. Can. a bout the first of. Jannary. I bought. [Hearris?]. bounds. a one [armed?]. [grocerry?] . keeper. a retail. dealer in [ling???]. {?ard, a,?] high {?vill?]. to get. his Stand, ? [influence?]. as. I and [forcerful?], weakly. [V. Silkly?] not, [him?]. able to [dor?] s days work in. Seven. years I. bought. him. out. So. try. [V.?] provide. Something. for. me [V.?] . my family. could. live and. as quick as I. bought him. out. they. [marched?] in. with. a [fetihious?] [?]. [?apeel?], both houses. c/o. [present?]. the. Seeling. of. [lights?].. [within?] five miles. of decatur.. [Newtonvill?], [billed?] No 109, [???it?] that. becomes a loco. I. am [dam?dge?] $400.00 four hundred. dollars. because I have no. means . To first, [?rp.] any.thing. else. I could have. bought. whiskey, [or?]. 60. days time, now., will, it. please. [your?] honor [to?] Vetoe. that. bill.. if you Can Vetoe, that, bill. there. will be no body. hurt if. not. I will be. [?inined?]. I. have done paid.my. money for it.

So if it [pleases?] your. honor, Vetoe, that. bill if not, pleas , dont. Signe, 'it tell the, Senertor [Eigtt?]. of. [Febang?] or Some time in [???st] So. I. can take. my. [?illn???] out. on the first of [febarry?]. {V.?] [?], the Grocery, one year . So I.. can Save. my Self.. now. will. it. please.your.honer to. drop. me a few. lines. to let me no. [?] give. me. advice. in the matter I. [am?] as. [mute??] of a [??tter?] [yene?] as them that. got. [?uf?] ? [befetitian?], yours. in confidence. . Andrew.J.Hunter. New ireland post office . Newton, [Corrrig?]

N. B. Decatur. is the. county Seat of Newton Co, if there is any. whiskey Sold in the, County. it. ought. to. be Sold at. the. County. Seat, . a republican. government. ought. to allow. a cittengen Sell. any. thing. he. wants. to

EXECUTIVE OFFICE State of Mississippi, Newton . County. _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

EXECUTIVE OFFICE, State of Mississippi, Newton. County. ______________________________________________________ From Andrew J. Hunter Address New Ireland Date _________________________________________________ Receuved February 2nd. 1880 Answered ____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________

SUBJECT: A Solemn Protest vs House Bill No109- at least so far as it relates to Newton County. The fact is Mr. JHunter is irretrievably "busted" if the Bill does become a law _______________________________________________________ J.M. STONE. A.M. NELSON. Governor. Private Secretary.