1862 June 9 Camp on Flat Top Mountain, Va

                  June 9th/62
         Camp Flat Top Mt--
Dear Father
              Your letter of
May 30th was recd last
night.
I went this morning
and consult with
Col Hayes what course
to take in regard to
that affair in Pa-
(Col Hayes is said to be
on of the best Lawyers
of Ohio)
He says you do not
need a power of Attorney
to do the business for
me unless you are
receipting for monies
and I suppose in that
case you w there will
be no money to receipt.

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for at least for some
time to come
He says you can use
my name in presenting
the claim and follow
up the sureties not
assignees thus secureing
the claim in full
I was inclined to think
there was no sureties
He says there must
be unless the will
specially does not require
them
Perhaps you had better
go in and see t it
or ascertain the amount
of money he held and
present the claim
How would it do to
have Math Templeton
see to it?
ascertaining if you can

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attend to it in this
way if you can
I wish you would
see to it immediately
Should it become
realy necessary for
you to have a
power of atorney from
me I believe I can
draw one up and
sent it can be
acknowledged here
before the Provost Marshall
he being a rank[?] of
both Civil & Military
Officer. Let me know
immediately what you can
do

I received the Letter &
cake of sugar from Mcconnel
two days since tell Mary Ann
it was very nice and a
great luxury to us.  you

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need have had no
fears about sending the
watch with McConnel he
is perfectly trustworthy and
never drinks any
That was one of Halls
duties I guess because
Co G would not trust
him and sent their
money with McConnel
Have you received the
money I sent you yet
I sent it with Alx Long
he will leave it at the
bank he has a letter from
me.  We are still living
in our bark huts Cant
tell how long we will
remain here
Write to me very
soon

Unsigned letter of James Dinsmore Templeton, musician and private in the 23rd Ohio, mentioning legal advice received from future president Rutherford B. Hayes, the Colonel of the Regiment


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