November the 11 1862
Wilkes County NC We the under asigned
Do pertishan your honor as the grate govner of the
state Z. B. Vance to grant and Relese unto us the
under assigned J. C. Shores for a Black Smith as
we are nedy in the Distrect and he is a good Smith
he had Surved in the Confedret States for twenty
Months as a Soldier and has three fingers Shot of
in his left hand and is not fite for the Survice
of the Confedret States
R L Callaway
Thomas Martin
James Martin
James Gray
T B Johns
Chapman lious
Reu ben Spearkes
Tho Gray
E. G. Gray
Joseph Sparkes
John Sale Seignor
W [?] Pardeu
B Walker
Jas A, Ha
G. M. Woodruff
R. C Harris
John Perdeu
Thomes Green
Solon H Wilkerson
Wm Green
David Edwards