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Hinds Co. "Miss" 24th July /64.
This is to show that I hereby caustitute the Hon. Fulton Anderson my agent to collect & Receipt for in my name a claim against the State of Mississippi in my favour for a horse impressed by Lieut. W. H. Atkinson on the 26th May /63. Valued at Two hundred ($200) dollars. [gap] The said impressment receipt being placed in the hand of my Attn'y,
Hinds Co. "Miss" 24th July/64.
Hon Fulton Anderson Jackson "Miss"
Dear Sir
Inclosed I send to you a receipt given me for a horse—price ($200) Two hundred Dollars impressed for the use of the State of Mississippi by Lieut. W. H. Atkinson on the 26th May /63. I also inclose to you Gov Charles Clark's answer to a letter on the subject bearing date the 26th May /64.
You will see that I had written on the back of the paper given me—on the impressing of my horse—for the money to be paid to Mr. T. J. Frielan but he failed at the time to find any one to settle it & returned it to my hands. You will see that I have altered the dates as well as I could & substituted your name in place of his besides. You will find at the top of this paper that I send you Power of Attn'y to act for me in the collecting & receiving the debt for me—and on your return from the Legislature after paying yourself for your trouble in the matter, I will be thankful to you for the balance. I would have gone to Jackson to see you in person but am just able to sit up & write having been very sick for ten days past.
Yrs very Respectfully
Jno. M. Gre[page torn]
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PS. I would like the money in "Miss Cotton Money" if convenient; you will oblige me by letting me know if as clerk & Freedman of [?] Range [Next?] I can exchange with the State of Mississippi to the amount of Two thousand Dollars Confeder-ate money for that of the said "Mississippi Cotton Money"? I have that much or nearly that and belonging to this Township in Confederate money & I would prefer it in State paper having heard that such an arrangement could be made?
Jno. M. Greaves
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