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Talladega August 19^th
1864

Gov T. H. Watt

Dear Sir

You have called for men
here, you will not get many, all shirking. I give you a
case, and by enquring, you will learn what I state is a
fact. On yesterday I learn M Henderson Druggist of
this place a man that is about 35 years old, and has
never been ^in the war, applied to the board of Physians
for the malitia for exemption, and they examined
him carefully and pronounced him in good health and
able for military duty. M^r Henderson then hires
M^r Parsons to get him out and I am told that you
are written to to free him from taking any part
in defending his country as he is in bad health, it
is not so he is a sound able man and one too that
was poor - when the war commenced, but is now
worth 2 hundred thousand dollars, but does not
want to assist in protecting it. I had the pleasure
of hearing the speech you made in Talladega after
you were elected Gov of Alabama and I infered
from your speech that you will compel the
able bodied sons of Alabama to do their whole duty
and that is why I address you on this subject if
there are any more such cases I shall inform you.
Yours truely
Talladega.

Talladega August 19^th
1864

Gov T. H. Watt

Dear Sir

You have called for men
here, you will not get many, all shirking. I give you a
case, and by enquring, you will learn what I state is a
fact. On yesterday I learn M Henderson Druggist of
this place a man that is about 35 years old, and has
never been ^in the war, applied to the board of Physians
for the malitia for exemption, and they examined
him carefully and pronounced him in good health and
able for military duty. M^r Henderson then hires
M^r Parsons to get him out and I am told that you
are written to to free him from taking any part
in defending his country as he is in bad health, it
is not so he is a sound able man and one too that
was poor - when the war commenced, but is now
worth 2 hundred thousand dollars, but does not
want to assist in protecting it. I had the pleasure
of hearing the speech you made in Talladega after
you were elected Gov of Alabama and I infered
from your speech that you will compel the
able bodied sons of Alabama to do their whole duty
and that is why I address you on this subject if
there are any more such cases I shall inform you.
Yours truely
Talladega.