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East Tennessee,
Strawberry Plains,
Col. R. R. Corson,
Dear sir, We arrived safely at Strawberry Plains, Friday, Nov. 20th, when we at once found ourselves in very peculiar circumstances.
Mr. Griffes lived three miles from the Plains, and although we had sent him a letter giving him knowledge of our coming, yet there was not so much as a person to meet us or to give us any instructions.
We found lodgings and the next day we found Mr Griffes and passed examinations and received