6 February 1864: “…regarding the hens, the corn, and the beef that the Home Guard took from me…”

Item Description: Letter, dated 6 February 1864, from Alexander Daniel in Taylorsville, N.C. to Colonel S. A. Sharpe, 5th Regiment NC Home Guard, stationed in Statesville, N.C. Daniel asks for reimbursement for property impressed by Confederate troops.

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Item Citation: From folder 8 in the John McKee Sharpe Papers, #3592, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Item Transcription:

Taylorsville, N.C.

Col. Sharpe

Sir, I take this opportunity in writing in regards to the past incident regarding the hens, the corn, and the beef that the Home Guard took from me and I can not get the pay without order from you. They paid for the Beef but would not pay for anything else. You will please do so and order payment so that they may do so. I am respectfully,

Daniel

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