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Norfolk Va
Nov. 13 1865

Col o. Brown Comss &c

Dear Colonel,
You may recollect about the time when I got a month's Lease of my Store No 17 Main Str. The property is Wm E Taylor's, who was "Pardoned" on the 10th of Sept. Our lease is dated Sept. 29th, which is 19 days [[strikethrough]] ante [[/strikethrough]] after the date of his pardon. His property was not, however, turned over to him, from yr Bureau till last month - Octr -

Now, dear Sir, I trouble you to ask you if our lease is good for anything? It, of course, all depends on whether your Bureau had a right to hold Mr Taylor's property after [[strikethrough]] y [[/strikethrough]] his pardon - which you did for over a month. If you will answer this you will confer a great favor on

Your Respfl, & aff friend
Walter McDaniels
Care Wm Nichols & Co