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C. L. COLE, President.          
W.M. Clark, Cashier. 
First National Bank, 
Norfolk, Va., Dec 18th 1865

Col O. Brown [[strikethrough]]Esq[[/strikethrough]]
Supt'dt Freedman Affairs [[strikethrough]]Cashier[[/strikethrough]]
Richmond Va 

[[strikethrough]]Dear Sir:[[/strikethrough]]
[[strikethrough]]I enclose[[/strikethrough]]

Dear Col'n
Your favor of 11th inst informing me of the fact that you would be able to pay your certificates in a few days is at hand. I am badly off for funds at the present time and will feel under great obligations if convenient for you to pay them at an early a days as possible

yours truly
W. [[M.?]] Clark

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-07-29 09:36:53 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-07-29 21:13:34 I think it is W.M. Clark, but at the bottom it doesn't look like an M in the initials.