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Conway Whittle Esq Dear Sir

Miss Maury of N. York who enclosed this letter for you, [?]for you requested me to inform you if I could send a important letter for you [?]the Potomac to be mailed for your sister.I would be pleased to do so but our communication at this point is now cut off. The enemy having a regiment on the Maryland shore opposite Mathias Point. I would [?] like you to get a more certain conveyance[?]. If however you cannot do so if you will enclose it to me to Hamstead P.office I will do my best. Send your letter officer as there is a person at the [?]place whose duty it is to [?] all communications.

Yours Respectively R.H Stewart