This manuscript is a letter written by Jacob Siler, a former Agent of the State (1839-40) working within North Carolina and nearby states and sent to William Holland Thomas. In the letter Jacob Siler is requesting payment for services which he performed for the State. Of note is Siler’s mention of counterfeit money, which proliferated in eighteenth and nineteenth century America. This transcription and its attendant annotations, explanatory material, and bibliography were prepared by students in ENGL 618: Research Methods in English, the required gateway class for the MA in English at Western Carolina University.