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Wiltown Bluff Nov 3rd 1867

General Scott Dear Wish you
Would give me idea bout the Paying of Tax as Some of gentleman are call ing on the Freedman for Tax and then I wont pay untill they here further a bout It So I Wish you Would Just What Is to be done be cause I Told Them that the Government do not work in that Way for When It is Time to do a thing of the kind Every one Will. Know a bout it not Some in our Part of the Country Paying and the rest knows nothen a bout it So as the Friends are anxious to Know Some Thing a bout It I Expect to here from you Sir I am

With Respect
A. R. Deas

May - Please explain in a letter that they must pay the Tax