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Laurenceville Ala Feb 20th 1867

O D Kinsman Supt
Montgomery Ala
Sir 
Your letter of the 11th just send my employer's name is R. T. Hudspeth the persons who have my wife children are L O Culver and Z C Laney my wife & three children are at L Culvers the other one at Laneys have never left there since they were free have never nor are they now serving under any contract have never seen a cent for services are not allowed to visit there myself only at my peril I have never bin able to get my children since they were free are now where they were when slaves they were bound out in my absence last spring in May or June I am able to & willing to support them they were bound at by Judge Green of the County Court for my character as a laborer I refer to my present employer