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of one other case, just to show you how impartial justice is meated out by our Mayor. a short time since a cold. man came in from the country and got drunck at night, he was taken up put in the Guard House & next morning brought before his Honr, fined $20 and made to pay it.- This is the city law I believe, & if it was enforced against all without distinction I would have nothing to say.- But how is it? within the last two or three weeks I have seen two ex Confte Souldiers four times drunk on the streets in open daylight hooping and howling & very disorderly & not the slightest notice taken of it judicially. I could cite other cases but I fear I have already tired your patience; and nothing but a sence of duty could have induced me to so trespass. I am with Great Respect your obt svt R Blair PS If you should think this is a case where a removal should be made I would recommend JR Horner or D Woodruff as two men to fill the vacancy. Capt W H H Peele knows the two men. Resp" R Blair