| Fincastle Va. Sept 7th/64 |
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| Capt. James Dinwiddie |
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| Dear Sir, |
| I have sent today, to the Depot
{Virginia & Tennessee RR}, one box car
containing five hundred and four combs, directed to you. |
| In your last note you ask me to increase
the delivery of combs. I am sorry that I am not able to furnish them
to you as rapidly as I expected I would be able to do. Having only
myself and another hand it is with great difficulty I can get out
500 in one month and for the present my handle turner (Mr Valton) is
in the army, and I expect some difficulty in getting handles for the
next lot of combs. I still hope however he will be back in a short
time. |
| You will find this a better lot of combs
than the last you received. |
| Yours &c |
| E R Lusten |
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