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Camp Rolla Mo. Feb. 12th 62. Dear Brother; I have refrained from writing a long time expecting that we would receive our pay from the government. The Pay master has been here some days; but has been unable to pay us until yesterday on account of some little rrors in the Pay rolls. There has been considerable trouble with this regiment on account of the clothing which we received from the State of Ills. At the time it was delivered to us it was represented as a gift of the State. It runs along without anything being said about it until we received our pay two months ago when we found ourselves charged with the old Ill. clothing and a portion of the pay for the clothing deducted from the pay which was due us on that day. It was then understood that we were to have small amounts deducted from our pay each payday until the said clothing was paid for in full. This was rather limiting the spending the money of the boys. Our captains thinking we were charged exhortitant prices called for a board of survey. This the Col. was compelled to grant because it is provided for by the army regulations. It consists of 12 or 3 commissioned officers. These men set a value upon the property