Spring Creek n c July the 12th /63
Gov .Z.B. Vance
Dear Sir as I have
taken a notion to give you a few
hints of what is now going on in the
madison mountains well in the first
place I will Say to you that there is
But few men here that is allwed
to Show their heads but there is a
many a one in the mountains that
has deserted the army and they are
SculKing about in the worst places
to keep from Being Seen By good
and loyal Citazens they are commiting
Some very low down tricks Such
as Robing hen Roosts Kiling Cattle
in these mountains Some of these
very tricks has been done here of
late and not more than 3 or 4 miles
from my house we git out some times
in Serch of these unlawful Rascals
and Some times we Come a Cross
a few of them but generally they
manage So as not to let us git
Sight of them we Can often find
their Camps but the game gone, there
is Some of us here that thinks it
would be very proper to appoint a
certain portion of the militia for to
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guard agains these vile Rascals for
Each one of these mountain counties
if there is not some thing of this
sort done our families here will
fare but Bad when the militia are
all taken away from here this is
the belief of your humble Servant
and the Citazens Generally in these
parts what think you of it old
friend I wish to have an answer
from you one of these days on this
matter and See if your notion is
not the Same we use to agree
very well in polytics and I Should
not be Surprised if we agree in
this once you git to fully understand
it I believe that i have about
Spun out So I will Close for the
presant look for me as Soon as
is Convenient for me to leave my
Sick Wife I Remain your Obt Servt
aS Ever J. G. Reynolds
To .Z. B. vance

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