Aug 30^th 1862

 

Mr William Deaton

 

Dear father I take this opportunity to drop you a few words in relation to the money that I sent home on account of there being counterfeit money issued on the confederate States money all the treasurery has called in all the bills of the denominations of $20⁰⁰ $50⁰⁰ & $100⁰⁰ I want y of the date of September the 2^nd 1861 / I want you see how much of the money that I sent home is of that date and try and manage to attend to it soon as will be practicable and let me know how much there is of the aforesaid date and size

 

your obendient son

Noah Deaton

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