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I therefore respectfully request that troops be sent to the vicinity of Arkadelphia to arrest and try the individuals named for the wicked and unlawful threats used against me. The only charge against me under cover of which these threats have been made is that I am a black republican.

I have the honor to be
Your Obedient Servant
Thomas Haughey
Late Acting Staff Surg. U.S.A.

Maj. Genl. Gen. H. Thomas
Comd'g. Dept. Tennessee