1861 June 8 Charlottesville (Virginia)

Hd Qrs Camp Jefferson
Col P St Geo Cocke
Dear Col

You will see by the enclosed
orders that Col Moore had made a requisition for
me and I am to report to Genl Beauregard imme=
=diately, I start in the morning and leave with
this the papers enclosed to me today, I send
you the dates of Commission of the officers who
have them, and the remarks in full about the
others, Capt Taylors company being the only
one not in commission, and I send enclosed
I send certificates together with a letter written
to Genl Richardson this morning before receiving your
letter, by which you will see I had forwarded the
certificates to hm on the very day they were mustered,
I enclose Capt Rreas certificate for Lieut Ralls
election, (one of which he says he forwarded some time
ago to Adt Genl) Lieut Dettor of his company, the
election was superintended by Lt Co John H Barksdale
of the 47th Reg Militia, he says he sent certificate down
but no commission has been received,
Genl Richardson sent me a Roster of officers a short
time ago in which he had the name of Capt
John A Rea as commissioned, but in his remarks
on your letter Capt Ellis was the only one he
seems to have registered--on the other piece of paer
I give you the names and date of commissions

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held by the respective officers, and a memorandum
of those who have none, hoping you may be
enabled to understand by my explanations
I remain Your Most Obt Servt
Wm H Fry
Lt Col Volls

I need a letter from Gen Jno B Baldwin stating
that he had received all of my Muster Rolls
except that of Capt Ellis, which I sent to your
HdQrs, (I sent him returns of each company as
I did you 7 in all)