Lieut J B Cocke
My dear John
If you can get at the tavern
accounts of Mrs. Payne do so and hand them to Mrs
Beckham & tell Mrs. B as accurately as you know or can
recollect how many days each of us was at the Hotel —
so that upon that datum the accounts can be examined
& settled–
Wm Otey & yourself and the two Companies will
come on up directly to Centreville to night–there being
fine moonlight–The Capts will make requisition on
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the Qr Master for the necessary transportation–
You will put two of our horses to the wagon & bring
on our baggage tent &c I shall be at Centreville
Yr affc father
[Philip St. George Cocke’s name has been carefully cut out, perhaps for a post war autograph seeker]
MSS 640