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Copy Eastville Va. Feb 15th 1866 Col Rich'd H. Rush Phila Dear Sir; As your Attorney on the Eastern Shore, I will lay before you the following statement of facts. You will recollect that 50 acres of Wood-Land belonging to Smith S. Nottingham (who left the E. Shore before the war, & now resides near Petersburg) were sold under an order of court to satisfy the claims of judgment creditors, in December last, and that you became the purchaser of a portion of the land. You contacted with Mr. Costin, to cut and saw the timber off the portion of land you purchased. Mr. Costin has taken the timber to his saw mill, and when