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Valley Town, NC
Dec 24 1863

Col
Cathey sir the condi
tion of this county renders
it untenable the yankies
and Bushwhackers have
Ruined it, & I will have
to move my family out
& as I will soon have
to Return to the army
I want to move them
in to your county
& my Father is a good
miller & if you have
a good mill he will take
it, & he can bring as good
a Recommendation as you
may desire. I want a house &
8 or ten acres of land

for my family & my
father & mother want
to ____ go with me
I hope you will try
to help me I have been
in the Service nearly three
years & my family has not
got provisions to Do them
a month & the frost &
the Bushwhackers &
Yankies has Ruined this
County so it is impossible
for them to stay here
Let me hear from
you by the first mail
as what I do I must
do promptly Direct your
letters to
Valley Town
North Carolina
Yous Best
N.G. Phillips