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Head Quarters Post of Raleigh
Raleigh Miss August 31" 1865

Col

Sir
you will send Blank contracts to these Head Quarters as soon as practicable  every thing is going on quietly and smoothly but there is going to be a grate deal of suffering in this county this winter on account of the drouth  there will not be a nuff raised on this county to feed all and there will have to be a great many rations issued to the destitute

I am Very Respectfully
Your Obd Srvt
[[signature]] H. T. Elliot [[/signature]]
Lt. 50 U.S.C.I.
Comdg

[[underlined]] To Col Donaldson [[/underlined]]