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deposited in the National Bank at Lexington Va. I omitted to state Jordan was stationed at Lexington - when asked for the money shortly afterward by Henry evaded the payment of it on some pretext and so continued to do until he finally left the place and nothing has been heard of him since 
I enclose a copy of Jordan receipt to Henry - 
I have no interest in this except to assist in doing an act of kindness to this old man who has thus been plundered of this savings of his labor. - 
As a former officer of Volunteer of five years standing and as a northern man living in the South I have also a natural desire to remove the