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War Department,
June 3. 1846

Sir,

I have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt of your letter of the 26: ultimo, but with=
out the order which is state to be enclosed.

An officer will be at Memphis in sea=
son to receive the Tennessee regiment of cavalry,
and to give it its proper destination.

Very respectfully,
Your Obed Servt
W. L. Marcy
Secretary of War

His Exellency
A.V. Brown,
Governor of Tennessee,
Nashville Tenn: