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HEADQUARTERS POST OF YAZOO CITY. 
Sept 2nd 1867

Lieut J. F. Conyngham
A.A.A.G. Sub Dist of Miss.

Sir.
I have the honor to respectfully report that in the case of Col. Harry Gilmore, I visited his plantation and made a thorough investigation into the matters and things set forth in the statement of certain Freedmen employed by him. and found that all the Freedmen have registered and appear to be contented.

Regarding the threats of shooting I ascertained the facts to be as follows;
the Freedman represented to Gilmore that they had been told that unless they attended these political meetings they would be driven out of the State, Gilmore told them that he would see they were protected, that if any party of men came and tried to drive them

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