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Camden, Alabama,
October 29, 1866.
General:  
Although a stranger I take the liberty of addressing you upon some matter which I Think are of interest to us all and of importance to the Freedmen.
By the laws enacted by our last Legislature the Whites & Blacks are placed upon the same footing with respect to the Punishment of offences. Some of the laws are the same which formerly prevailed in this state for white persons, and are very good when applied to that class, but they are too severe for the present condition of the Negroes- For many