Parkersburg W.V.
June26 1866
Col. G.W. Brown
Quartermaster Genl. W.V.
Wheeling WV
Colonel;
I received your check for $166 00/100 in favor of John Snodgrass member of Home Guard Co. in County W.Va. but Mr. S. being absent from the city has not had it delivered nor obtained his receipt yet- will attend to the matter when he arrives.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Svt.
Barnu Powell
Transcription by Adam Brown, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peyton's Fall 2010 "Introduction to Public History" at West Virginia State University