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Selma Alabama
Sept 19th 1866

Riggs Benj H
City Physician

Acknowledges the receipt of Lt Sharkleys communication of Sept 17th. States the city has made no arrangements for sick freedmen. The city funds are very low, and it requires all to comply with the wants of the whites, who are not provided for by the Government.