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Camden County NC. May the 27th 186[[?]] 

Gen Robert Avery
Raleigh NC.

Sir

I received your Letter of the 17th requesting me to send [[strikethrough]] me [[/strikethrough]] ^[[you]] some of the union mens names, of my county an I take the pleasure of Doing So, to the best of my knowledge 

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[[name]] | age | ocupation | place of Birth

Peter T. Burgess | 30 | farmer | Camden

Gideon H. Bray | 28 | farmer | Camden

Stephen Burgess | 37 | farmer | Camden

Joseph S. Needham | 30 | farmer | Camden

Peter Harrison | 38 | farmer | Camden

Caleb Knight | 30 | farmer | Camden

Gideon Mitchel | 50 | farmer | Camden

Thomas Knight | 27 | farmer | Camden

John Mitchel | 65 | farmer | Camden

James Farebee [[?]] | 40 | farmer | Camden

Joseph Spruell | 28 | farmer | Tyrell.

Harrison Knight | 25 | farmer | Camden

John W Harrison | 35 | miller | Camden

James Bray | 22 | farmer | Camden

Thomas Smith | 24 | farmer | Pensylvania

Nathan Palmer | 23 | farmer | pasquatank
[[/4 column table]]

[[4 column table]]
Name of colerd | age | occupation | place of Birth

Luke Hughes | 33 | farmer | Camden

Samson Taro | 21 | farmer | Perquimens

Richard Tolar | 18 | farmer | Currituck

Harrison Taro | 19 | farmer | perquimons

Moses Taro | 23 | farmer | perquimons

Edmond Morrisett | 26 | farmer | Camden

Zion H. Berry | 34 | minister of Gospell | Camden

James Harvey | 56 | mariner | pasquotank

John Sawyer | 35 | farmer | Camden

Gabriel Whiters | 26 | farmer | Camden

William Bass | 40 | farmer | Camden
[[/4 column table]]

Sir I have complied with your request to the Best of my knowelledge,

please rite Back to me and let me know whether you receive this or not [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]]

With high respect Sir I am your most umbly Servant

[[signature]] Peter J. Burgess [[/signature]]

Transcription Notes:
Surname is probably Knight, but I'm not seeing an n after the K -- ??; I've double spaced in table to improve readability -- Beth