Draft of a Letter from R. M. Patterson to Levi Woodbury

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This letter inquires if the families of the workmen who died from yellow fever at the New Orleans branch might collect the salary of the deceased workmen until the end of the quarter.

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to
mint W.P.
Nov.4 1839
Did
A letter just need from the Treas.
of the N.O.B. mont asks whether the
families of the offerers who fee, at that
mint, by the late epidemin, draw
can
their palaring to the land of the quarter
in which the death accorded as dam
m able to andword this question, I am
obliged to ufer, for informations to your
Department
of sincerely hope that the allowance
may be found admiss able
These
gentlemande, - meso. maxwell r Syler,
- and at their/posts, and their & funeral
expenses must have required nearly the
whole Palary of the quniter. Their families
are distitute
a m. P.
Afon Levi woodbing
D.
Au of Tuan

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