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Memorandum of letter from Neilman Halton Teacher

  States that he wrote to Great Howard, on the 26th must in regard
to the proposed indiscriminate finding of of poor colored children
to their former masters, without any schooling; + he requested
the Commissioner, on behalf of the adult Colored people to 
authorize them to elect a board of managers, levy a tax
upon their own race + support as far as profible, their 
destitute orphans widows + helpful aged people White now
to inform the Comm of what occurred yesterday. Through the 
supported influence of some Southern pretended. Unim folks
an order came for the memorial to Bridgeport of the worth
of commander of the Post, Capt Hartman + his Col (E. H. USCT)
sending in their place Co A same Regt Commanded by Capt
David Boyd Think Capt Hartman endeared to perform
the justice of his office in a strictly connection manner
think the trouble eras he proved for constrictions to be bribed
to gratify the wishes of the old white settlers by allowing
there to maniple upon + maltreat the Freedmen "The charge 
against Capt Hartman is that he closed the eating saloon
of a Mr. Joyner, (who has the reputation of having been a Bushwhacker) because he refused to allow colored W. S. Soldiers to eat in his home, at a separate talk from the one occupied by white folks. - John McCauley, (the present [[?]] of the Bureau at this place) sayo that, 'Joyner did just right, + that no nigger ought to be allowed to eat in the same room with white folks,' The rebels + their sympathizers are quite jubilant over the Telegram from Nashville ordering the house re-opened, they rejoice to come in over the Yankees that way." Requests that this case be reported to [[?]] Slaulow, Hopes that Capt Hartman will be re-assigned to that place. Requests Copus of Regulations of the Bureau + late orders.