Brown_Letter_052_50410

(?) department June 17^th 1846 Sir: I have the noror of acknowlede the receifit of your letter of the 8^th (?), communicating information re =specting the mustening in and movement of a portion of the (?) volunteers The readers given by your (?) this depart =ment that it was (?) to muster the (?) companies of (?), before reaching the general (?), as you have caused to be done. The two (?) by infamily, which you particululy request may be permitted to write and (?) there organization as a requirment, will have the sauce (?) =mation, and on joining together will have an opportunity of empleting there requirmental organization, as unstuctioned will be given to Gov. (?) to that effect. Very respectfully Your obedt. Serv. W. L Marcy Secetary of War His Excellency, A V Brown Gov. of Tennessee Nashville Tenn

State of Utah approving the mustering in the (transm...) of the troops to N. Or 1846