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case before the court convenes and am of the opinion that he will not entertain it at all

I beg leave to gratefully thank you for opening my dull eyes to the fact that in the delivery of the mule to the Army he done but his duty as a loyal man which conclusively shows the absurdity of the charge for if he is guilty the receiver (which is the US) is equally guilty and thus give a trade to the Duplin Co. "whipping post" such as has never been known in the memory of the "oldest inhabitant. I hope he will attend the trial so that there can be no question about his right to his property and should any wooden headed jury convict him I will gladly if you so instruct me forbid it in the name of the U.S. 

I have the honor to be General
Very Respectfully
Your ob't servant
H.H. Foster
Capt. V.R.C. (Bvt. Maj. U.S.V.
Asst. Supt. R.F & A.L.