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Selma Ala Sept 11th/65

Col
I have the honor to state the following facts and to appeal to you for justice  
Sometime in May last I made a contract with certain negroes who were formally owned by myself, and had it recorded and approved by the Asst Supt for the bureau at Demopolis --- Soon after this I had occasion to come to this place and bring with me a certain boy the name of Hope - After being here several days and wishing to return home I found that Hope had been harbored by his Sister and she had stated publicly that she would not allow him to return --- I appealed to Capt Gardner he informed me that said boy should not return &c
I write to request that he be compelled to do so and that

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edited: removed Archive stamp, per SI ignore,