1861 June 22 Camp Pickens, Virginia

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]

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