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Petersburg Oct 26th 1865

Dear Sir
excuse me for troubling you  I have enclosed this to you by the request of the Adjutant general [[strikethrough]] commanding [[/strikethrough]] of the district of Petersburg  this is a matter of some importance  about the 1st Oct a man by the name of Fuqua professes to be a government agent to collect all Abandoned Confederate property has taking a wagon from Mr James Prichard which I told him on the 11th May this wagon I bought from the United States sold by E. J. Strong Capt and acting agent at Petersburg   the taking of this wagon from Mr Prichard have left him entirely without the means of getting his produce to market.  I have Capt Strong Bill of Sale for the above wagon

Yours Truly
B. F. Childrey
Petersburg Va

the Chf of the Dept that made the seizure. viz treasury

Wm H Male
Bvt Maj A.D.C. A.A.A.G.

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