November 15th 1862
Dear Sur in oner to
you I will rite A fiew
Lines the Malishia officers of
Iredell County has
the County and has takin in
Clothing and pervision But
thar is still moore yet that
Can be got if the people
Can send the Clothin to
thar one Boys and pervision
two I Can Make up A
Larg amount to tak to
the 7 reagment and also
to the 33 and to the 4 if thar
is Enny asshournce of taking
them through Cler of Cost
I have Bin to the army twist
this year and werred throu
with Boxas som times had
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to pay som times I went
Cler of Charg I have 1 sun
an sun an Law 5 Neffiews
in the Army sence Last
may year all in 7 reagmet
Company A of that reagment
out of Iredell an Alesander
if you see proper to make
mee Agent I will mak
up pervision and Clothing
I am man 46 years
of age and know speculater
on my part true to my
Country I am Agowing
to the Boys and the Neighbours
want mee to tak Boxas
But I Cant venter with
out orders gest use
your pleaser About it
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my servis is to my Cuntry
if Needed and I Can do
them Enny Good Curnal
Hill of 7 regment wars
rased in 1 mile of mee
which his father Livs yet
if you send mee orders
Mr Hill will gow with
mee if you rite to mee
derect your Leter to Liberty
Hill po Iredell County
I am in Capten karr Compny
destrick
W L Condrey

[added by Vance]
answ that the
Govt can not
pay more than
one agent for
Iredell &
that Col Chipley
is acting in
that capacity
Z B V