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Decatur Ala
Aug 7 1867

Rev C W Buckley
Montgomery Ala

[[stamp]] The National Archives of the United States [[/stamp]]

Dr Sir
Your Pkge & letter bearing date July 31st came duly to hand. You certainly have made a mistake, as you only sent in the Pkge $18.00, when according to my understanding of the contract there should have been $511.00 You remember I told you I would charge you $8.00 per day while the team & stock was out. I also told you, it would require at least 10 days to make the trip. I thought you understood it that way. Gen Spencer understood the contract precisely the same as myself. You remember you paid me $300.00 at the Hotel, & the $18.00 you sent by express would be $48.00 The Team was gone 10½ days, the last half did not intend to make charge for
Mr Buckley, don't think that I wish to intimate that you have did this intentionally for I assure you that such is not the case. I have no doubt but you understood that you were to only pay for the Team to Tuskaloosa