Wake county N C
Sept .the. 12 1863
sur May it pleas youre oner to alow
Me to aske A favor of you and pleas
pardon us for the offence We have
committed thare is five of us has lefte our
poste of Duty Withought purmishon and
We are sorey and and aske youre parton
With the ashorence if you Will parden
us and
please give us A pess to our poste
of comand We never Will Bee gilty of A
nother surtch A act and pleas alow
us A few days to recroot up for
We are very Mutch furteeged from the long
March and We are Brefooted and Wante
to have us som close and shoos Made
I am am youre Most obdent survent

Z. B.. Vance govener of
the state of North carolina

one of the number is A Purolde Prisner
and askes if you pleas to give A
pass till he is exchanged his Name is
James H. O. Daniel