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Victoria Aug. 23' 1869 Rev. Jos Welsh Dear friend Yours enclosing Contract &c came to hand Sunday [[morning?]]. I return the same signed you give but little time for completing the building but if any one can do it in that time I can, Hope Gen Howard will approve it. all the Benefit I expect is the votes of the freedmen at the Election I shall run for Dist clerk in this County We must have one Military man here as Registrar Hammond Welsh & Hanshild will do here Welsh for Clerk, But I must consult others before I recomend. Yours &c. W J Neely Regards to E M Bartholomew)