| Mobile Ala Jan 1st {1863} |
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| To His Excellency President D |
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| Dear Sir, |
| Since I had the honor of seeing
you on the steamer Crescent, I have determined to ask you to confer on
me a similar appointment (making my headquarters at Mobile) to that
which I lost by the death of the late Maj. Ashe. |
| Allow me to enclose you my New
Years offering to Yourself & accept my profound thanks &
appreciation of your courtesy to so humble a person as myself. |
| Very resp your obdt svt |
| J. W. Rogers |
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| {on back of document} |
| Col JWS -- the ??? not found. Col Lee I
think received a statement of the use from the writer and may be able
to give information |
| JD |