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Genl A M West

DearSir

I here,send you Mr J B Ellington^s Claim on the State together with his power making you his agent to Collect the Same—he request me to say to you he wants the amount is the new issue, that he now has more of the Old issue then he can profitably use—the Old man has but little Capacity for intricate business, you will therefore is posable procure the Kind of money wanted. we have within the past hour had a fine Corn making rain move home in from ^your^ section of County to day than was on yes-terday and day before raining at your homestead or that direc-tion—Send Mr Ellingtons money by Mr Young on his return home if it is direct

Yours truly

JW Scarborough