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I have sent on 2000 flint muskets and
have collected a number of rifles to arm
these men, and have got 300 kegs of cannon
powder, and about 200 lbs of rifle powder
taken on the way, besides a number of
double barrel shot guns. This region north
is very unsound, all in the rear of
Huttonsville & of my command. On report
to me last evening that there is, at a
place called Williamsburg, a violent Yankee
partizan, a Dr. Thatcher, who is intimidating
the neighborhood and preventing volunteers
from mustering, and threatening loyal
citizens; at the request of some citizens
of the place, I sent a detachment of 6 men
from Brock's Company to take him and his
party, my orderly volunteering to command
the party. They found him, last night
about 18 miles distant, barricaded in the
upper story of a house, and he received the
orderly with three shots, one of which wound
ed him in the head. He left a guard, was
able to ride back to this Legion, and returned
for a party to take this traitor & scour his
neighborhood. I have sent this morning a
small party and shall remain here until
I know the result. Otherwise, I should
have started with my Staff for Gauley. now
I shall probably move not before tomorrow
morning taking with me Brock's Company
of cavalry and will be at Gauley day after
tomorrow.
    My wagon master returned from Kana
last evening and reports that no invaders
have as yet crossed the Ohio, but a small