The collection contains an arrest warrant for Patrick Keyces (spelling variant Keycas), a deserter from the 30th Virginia Sharpshooters Battalion. Issued on January 30th, 1864, the warrant asks that Patrick Keyces be arrested and brought to the nearest Provost Marshall or Military Post. An officer of the 30th Virginia Sharpshooters Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel John Lyle Clark, reported that Patrick Keyces would be found in Botetourt County, Virginia.