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Newbern Ala
Oct 19 1867
[[stamp]] The National Archives of the United States [[/stamp]]

Maj Pierce

Dear Sir
I, with my Lady, was employed this year up to the last of July to teach the Freedmans children by C L Drake My wife in signing her March duplicate Signed her name T I McCann as she did the February draft we filled them out March they were filled Mrs J W McCann there was a discrepancy in her duplicate in two months they sent other duplicates but the draft never came the first of August they sent from Montgomery duplicates for July but the draft has never come to hand the duplicates were sent back to Montgomery I have written several times to Mr C Buckly and Mr Drake but can get no answer I have been faithful in teaching and need my pay what shall I do about it will you put me on the track to get it, Yours
J.W. McCann

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