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would be furnished us bouth ways  this was the inducement he held out to us that we would only have to stay untill the first of June  If you have not the power to give me my Transportation I will write to Gen Pope and state the facts to him. I wish you would give this subject a little more thought as it will be a great sacrifice and a loss for me to loose my Transportation

I can procure Mr Cravath's letter which will show what he told us and what the understanding was when we left him

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
R.S. Tilly