West union July 11th 1864
F P Pierpoint [sic] Esg
Ajt Genl W. Va
Sir
Yous received, I have been-----
away from home for the last
two weeks until last Friday
or I should have sent the arms
accoutrements & before this
I will forwarde them as soon
as the RR Co will receive them
They are shipping no freight
on account of the government
being useing [sic] the road for
military purposes
Respectfully Yours
B.H. Maulsby
Transcription by Rob Hawkins, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peyton's Fall 2010 "Introduction to Public History" at West Virginia State University