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Huntsville Ala 19 Sept 1865
Hon T M Goodfellow, Supt RF & A Lands
SubDist Huntsville

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

Dear Sir
On reaching my dwelling on Saturday evening the 9th inst. I found the communication, a Copy of which follows.

"Office Supt R F & A Lands SubDist Huntsville"
Huntsville Ala Sept 9th 1865

Geo P Beirne Esq Sir
"You will please come to this Office and execute a lease for the property you occupied from July 19th 1865. The time you got possession , or show cause, if any you have, why said lease should not be made."

very respectfully
T M Goodfellow"
&c.

early on the Monday following I repaired to your office & had a short interview with you touching the subject matter, which was concluded with the remark that I would furnish you with a written statement.
It may not be irrelevant to state that I have been a resident of the Town of Huntsville for more than 34 years. That my family consists of wife & six daughters one of whom alone is married with five children, and that I have been the occupant of my dwelling since the Spring of 1844. until the month of Jany 1864. Whilst in the peaceable possession of the same, conducting myself as a quiet Citizen, house surrounded with an armed guard of soldiers, on the evening of the 13 Jany 1864.