Cox.s Mills W. Va.
Augt 4th 1864
To His Excellency A.I. Boreman
Governor
about 9 A.M. On the 2nd (unreadable)
These come into Troy 14 Bushwhack
---ers and Robed [sic] one (unreadable) of all in the
The (unreadable) goods line took 14 head of
horses from the citizens around
Troy and made off with the a portion
of the Scout word was given to the scouts
and a portion pursuid [sic] them overtaking
the Rebs 15 miles above glenville
fired upon them and retook about $150.00
worth of the stolen goods also suposnig [sic] that
two were wounded and then returned
Yours Respectfully
J. H. Bush
Capt
Transcription by Rob Hawkins, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peyton's Fall 2010 "Introduction to Public History" at West Virginia State University