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Wytheville VA April 25, 68 Rev. R.M. Manly Dear Sir Yours of the 22d is at hand. Mr. Geo. S. Smith of Marion is a U.S. Assessor, and a good and true man. We are and have been working together hard and currently [[strikethrough]] but despite [[/strikethrough]] he has not expressed himself as to his choice for Governor or for whom he was in favor of receiving the nomination but from every appearance and all his surroundings he will favor Wells. He is in much favor with the regular Army Officers who with the Bureau