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NARA0300

Custom House, Memphis Tenn.,
Surveyor's Office, Mch 26th, 1878.

Major H. S. Hawkins
Disb'g Agent Louisville Ky.

Dear Sir,
     
I received word to meet you at the Office of the U.S. Engineer at Memphis today, but in going to the office was informed that owing to illness you were detained, and I am therefore compelled to return home.

Can you not stop over at Humboldt on your way down and pay [[strikethrough]]myself[[/strikethrough] me, as it costs me a good deal of money to again return to  Memphis & take witnesses with me.  I will meet you at Humboldt any day you may appoint if not when shall I meet you in Memphis
            
Very respectfully yours,
Lewis Ross his X mark
Henderson, Madison Co. Tenn

Attest 
N.D. Smith

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-26 08:53:24 to add NARA and remove the indents. also, to use correct SI transcription rules, corrected errors, put "his X mark" at the end of the full name as instructed ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-07-27 10:40:16