Adjt. Generals Office
November 28. 1863
Capt E. C. Harper.
Sir:
Enclosed I send you warrant for the arrest of some rebels as hestayes,[sic] You will have the enclosed affidavit filled up and sworn to by some good man and return when you return the warrant.
Very Resp your
F.P. Peirpoint
Adjt Gen W.Va
Transcription by Shannon Laws, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peyton's Fall 2010 "Introduction to Public History" at West Virginia State University