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Roxboro Person County NC Lieut Porter Esq Dear Sir I have this day mailed to you the application to which I have made to Revt F A Fiske hoping you will carefully examine Said application and afterwards forward it with you signature without delay to [[strikethrough]] Fisk [[/strikethrough]] Revt Fisk I have herd no more of Watkins but to amend the matter as he went Through the Low parts of the county he said he had me Jailed and if he had not Left so soon they would had him also in Jail evrything is quiet with us. I will commence the the work of registreation tomorrow please write soon, by attending to the above stated you will very much oblige Yours Respectfully R.P. Martin August 20th 1867
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