July the 13th 1863

State of North Carolina
Burk county Dear Sir I
Sceat My self Mutch unquali
fied to conveine with the
Honeable Gov of Nc Carolina
But to plead for Justus for
for Gods Sake this is to inform
you Dear Sir how the
Surgent Doctor acted when
the militia was cald oup to
forty five he Discharged the
Men Seems like that was
his friends and the Disablest
Bodyed Men that wasent he
Dident So I pray your
Sincear attention and Scend
aboard of Strang Doctors and
Give us a fair Chance
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the Col pervailes with the
Doctor and wants him to
Doe about as he pleas
ther was Discharges
Rote out for Men and the
Col wolddent Give them
to the men Some Men Could
Give in the Best Surtificate
of Diseases and woulddent
Bee listened at So Dont look
over this Give us pore fellow
es afare chance and we
will Satsfied and yield to
the Call of our Country But
all the Militia Most of them
any how Say if the Militia
officers Dont Goe tha
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Wont and leave them
hear to Spectlate of tha
pore wifes there is Men
plenty in the Cuntry that
is Surrounded with Ever th
ing plenty and wont help
apore woman to one
hands turn the pore
labering Man that helps
the pore Women all he can and work his Self
Down he has to Goe and
ther will Bee no Chance
for them ther is Woman
in this Settle Ment
that had to take the
crdle [1] and cut ther wheat 
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and I Cant See any
help for it if you
can help us I My Self
have to leave a pore
Wife and family of little
Girles and My Son [2] Gone 
in the hands of the
Spectlatirs So I will
Close My fue and
Awk ard lines By
Saying I Ever Remain
Your obedient
Servent untile time
Endes

Wm Martin
to Z. B. Vance
Gover