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Columbus Ala June the 14 1866
 
General Swayne

I am a widow and have lost every thing we possessed and I cannot make a support for myself and 3 children I have friends in Mississippi and the Commander of this place told me to write to you and perhaps you might give me transportation as far as Mobile Ala if you could not give it through to Miss if you would give me transportation it certainly would be doing me a great favour for we can get no employment hear and we will be obligeat to suffer if we stay hear and I know if we could get as far as Mobile I would find friends hear in this place I am [[?]] and no one to help me