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I had intended to recommend Gen Jas M Lane as agent he was removed by Maj Goodfellow and I appointed in his stead  I have heard it was done on a memoranda singed by both White & colored and I really dislike to recommend any man who will not do full justice to white & black and my honest opinion is that the agent should be a commissioned officer of US Army  no man who is a citizen or expects to live in this county can keep aloft popular predjudices or the tremendeous outside pressure on him — I recd your late communication and will endeavour to distribute the rations fairly & charitably

Rsly yrs
J S Coman

#243. R. LR. Jany 26/66.