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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

Summit Point Jeff. Co.
West Virginia Nov th 18/68
Major Gen. O.O. Howard Washington DC

Respectfully, Sir I received yours dated November the 7 inst & it informed me that you would not my claims approve it which you cannot approve a more just one. My claim is just & it can be witnessed by Offices of the AQM Dept which were In the service at that time viz. Capt T. K. McCann transferred me to Capt. W. H. Brown . 1864 as a [[Major?]] then Capt Brown sent me to his forage yard to work there I was supposed to all the weather & not withstanding brocken my constution Which I mite have stayed at house also Capt. Alexandria was asistint quartermaster under Capt Brown at that time weather My Name was recorded on [[strikethrough]] his [[/strikethrough]] his ledger or not that I can't till & it is a matter