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impartial and careful examination of the witnesses to the various allegations. "Mr. Allen went to Abbeville clothed with the power to exercise the functions and to discharge the duties pertaining to the office of Agent of the freed- -mens Bureau; he gained the confidence of the of the freed people by his prompt action in matters where they were inter- -ested, and by his conversation and manner and his statements regarding his position in the army and in society at home and the value set upon his services by his commanding officer, he won a temporary confidence from the community, which unfortunate- -ly enabled him to carry out his nefarious proj- -ects to the injury of all parties and which reflects upon the Bureau, and demand that he be brought to the bar of justice to remove the stigma. I am Very Respectively Your Off Servant (Signed)E. W. Everson Inspector A true [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] May 1 [[?]] [[?]]