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Executive Office
Macon Miss. May 12 '64

Gen^l

I have the honor to receive your Communication of 30^th last—

In reply I state that I de-sire to send from points most convenient in this state cotton in the amount not exceeding twenty five hundred bales, to New Orleans & other places in the Confederate States now in possession of the curency to be exchanged for medicines, clo-thing & other supplies now needed^ for being fully necessary^ by the soldiers & their destiture familes of this state, & such ar-ticles as are necessary also for the manufacturing of clothing. Such as needles & cotton cards &woolen cards & c I expect to & desire to operate mainly through New Orleans in such manner that the Cotton will be sent & headed to a foreign port, & by papers coming [?] al-legiance to the United States