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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]]