Macon beacon., 1907-03-23
Letter From Big Bud.

Jackson, Miss, March Is. 1907,
itor Beacon
have a letter from Major VIM. H.
.lmer, who was Adjutant General for
an. A. P. Hill all the time that was
courier for him. inviting me to the
union at Richmond.
Major Palmer has succeeded splendid
since the war He is president of
City Bank of Richmond, one Of the
rgest banks in Virginia. He made a
,lendid officer and deserves all Of his
recess. give you an extract from
letter and | am proud that the lapse
time, forty-two years, has not made
IN forget me. He writes;
Il remember you perfectly as one
of our most reliable couriers | re-
member you riding at a tournament
at Orange Courthouse when you
were only a private and captured
honors hope to see you in Rich
mond for you We're arehable, faith
full and cheerful soldier and had
always the respect of the officers of
headquarters of the Third Army
Corps Of Northern Virginia. | will
be glad to see you when you come
TO Richmond and will talk over the
incidents and dangers that we
shared together in the long ago,
Nearly all of Gen. Hills staff have
died since the war know of only
one, Capt. Murray Taylor, now liv-
ing in California, who says he wlll
try tomeet us here at the reunion. ~
This, of course, was very gratifying
me for | thought he had forgotten
ne long ago. l am going to try to go
Richmond but it viii be a sad
,leasure to visit the old battle fields
where so many Of Noxubee's best and
lravest fought and died for "Dixie
and" in the long ago.
Our good friend, Mr.. Shannon, has
)een in Jackson for the past week with
drove of mules. He is pretty big
nan around Macon, president of bank
stc., but he found out here that the po-
ice of Jackson are no respector of per-
sons for in one of my visits to the po-
ice justice court, ! found him and a lot
II his brother horse traders in hook. A
smart aleck thought they had not paid
enough revenue in the state but when
hey found that Mr.. Shannon had ship
ped his mules from Macon, they turned
him loose with apologies etc. One of
mis- brother horse traders was not so
fortunate but slipped off home that
night and on his arrival at Lexington.
KY, he sent Mr.. Shannon a souvier
card. Get him to show it to you. Any
lne who knows Shannon will recognize
.he likeness at once. Had he been
guilty, l think | could have helped him
out for the police justice is Johns
and when | told Shan
1on this, he seemed to be like my little
grandson, Emmett Weir, when he
moved to Columbus and found that Nat
Smith was chief of police. He said
hat he was glad to know that he was
Iin to the police.
Mr.. Shannon and Henry Minor took
Inner with VIII Sunday. We enjoyed
laving them very much and after din
Ter, we showed them Wills two story
en- room new home on North street,
which will soon be finished. Mr.. Shan
ION was very much pleased with Jack
on and thinks Of making some invest
nents while here.
| understand that Raj Brewer was
n the city last week. took in the town
nd called on the governor but left us
ut. We are very sorry of this for we
you'd have been glad to have had him
isit US, VIII says that the latch string
his new house will alwayr be on the |
utside for our Noxubee friends.
Yours very truly,
BIG BUD, !