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Child of the Rebellion: West Virginia Sesquicentennial
Civil War Union Militia Correspondence


Glenville Wva
June 22 1866

Col GW Brown

Ten sir Yours of the 18th inst is to hand regarding me to disburse $369 71/100 to Capt John H Bushs Company of home guards I will pay them at once send me the roll or the amount each man is entitled to be paid and place said amount to my credit in The Merchants National Bank of Wheeling WVa for which I enclose my receipt I want no certificate of deposit only placed on the Books of the Bank that I can check it out

Yours Respectfully
WT Wiant

Transcription by Brandon Shuping, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peyton's Fall 2010 "Introduction to Public History" at West Virginia State University


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