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NARA 344

He served at Morris and James Islands Hilton Head and Floreda. Rank private, 21st Regiment (Col.) 5 feet high, Dark complexion, short hair black eyes would be 32 years old if living.

I am not lawfully the gaurdian [[guardian]] of his daughter but she is living with me. her mother has given her to me until she is 21 and I dont wish to go to any expense until I know what the cost &c will be, & if there is a certainly of my getting the bounty for the girl, she  is 11 years old. What do you charge for your trouble of getting it after reading what I have written you, Rob Peterson will swear to all I have written and he knows persons who are acquainted with the circumstances of his death & will try  to get all news of it for me. I hear he died in Charleston some where between the Spring

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