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Mayor's Office
Montgomery Ala
January 22/67

Major Genl Swayne
 
Sir-
I have just recieved your communication relative to the Police arresting freedmen for refusing to make contracts &c- 

I am sorry to say that the complaint has some foundation- 

Yesterday one of the Police arrested a freedman for vagrancy based on the fact that he refuses to contract- The freedman was immediately released & the Policeman informed that he was transcending his authority & that he must not repeat it-

very respectfully
your obt servt
W L Coleman
Mayor