(CIVIL WAR.) Manuscript Petition Signed 143 times by the citizens of Natchez, to Brig. Gen. M. Brayman, requesting that the four physicians in the

(CIVIL WAR.) Manuscript Petition Signed 143 times by the citizens of Natchez, to Brig. Gen. M. Brayman, requesting that the four physicians in the city be allowed to use horses to convey them to and from the homes of sick persons. 4 pages, 4to. with: Manuscript file copy of Brayman's reply, in which he refuses horses to the physicians but promises them in the future "as soon as they can be captured from rebels not belonging to the learned professions." 5 pages, 4to; on Head-Quarters letterhead; docketed on verso. Natchez, MS, August 1864