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Sir thees Rebells have already arrested and tried a union man, and put him in prison for just having of a small Dispute in his family. An to make this arrest the officer summonsed a hundred men regular gurelas and some of thees gurelas just voleneird and went with ther Double Barrall guns. Wm T. [[Baron?]] the Constable who performed this arrest is a regular rowdy and had Broke his oath several times he is a Rebell and Likewise the Sherif of Camden County is a regular gurilar, and his Name is Nathan Grandy. Sir the evidence that they had against this union man was a Lady of verry Droll character, her character can Bee proved By good athorithy as one of the worst women in the county. an also in my opinion She was Bribed, an then they have taken this man right out of his [[Crop?]], and and he has a wife and several small children and no body to suport them for he is like the rest of us, a poor man and has to get his Living By his Labour. 

Sir if you want any proof in reference to what I Should Say, I can give you the affidavits of men who has shoulderd ther muskets in Defence of the union, for we have all mintained our Loyalty at the point of the Bayonett. Oh Sir I would that I could acquaint you fully with the character of thees Rebells, for we have had to sleep in the woods with our guns in our hand, Because that we mintained and supported that union and that old Flag the Stares an Stripes, which we Loved an cherished and thanks Bee to that greate one who rules over all that with the aid of the union Troops we have maintained that union which is so near an Dear to us

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Some words are misspelled in one sentence and then properly spelled in others. Some words also appear to be capitalized, but with the penmanship of the writer it is not clear.