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Fort Deposit Ala March 15th/67
Lieut General Swaine

Dear Sir
I wish to inform you of some conduct that is going on in this section of country. I have some Freedman living on a place that I have Rented. On yesterday a Mr Johnson who has a part of the same place rented fell out with the Freedman, Sam Write by name, and run him off from his work and persued him with a Gun — is ther no protection from sutch men — we have a justice a living in a half of a mile of wher this happend but ther is no notice taken of it. The justices.. is Mr Thomas Blake. Please keep my name dark— but if you want proof of the above write to me and you shall have it — My adress is the caption of this letter. Respect Yours J. L. Schley

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Struggled to decipher names of signer, addressee, and victim in this letter. Hope this gives you a start!