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And earn money for Mr E HD and would make the Condition of the Mother more dificult to make a Support I respectfully recomend this case to your Kind consideration and I will further State that in my opinion [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] the Probate Judges of Chambers and Russell Counties have not paid the Strictest attention to Law nor the Benefit of the Freedmen in apprenticing minor Children
I am Col Very Respectfully
your Obt Servt
Spencer Smith
Lieut and Asst Supt