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getting on smoothly. that no outrages have been committed and that the people generally and Civil officers in particular are disposed to give the freedmen Justice - Other citizens represent that the recent city election ought to be set aside - that negroes were not allowed to vote and that obnoxious men to the community were elected.
 
No cases were made out against these city officials with the exception of Marshal Lanier who it is stated on good authority beat an Insane negro brutally and without cause - I have been unable to find a man qualified to recieve a Military appointment in case of Lanier's removal - Jerry Shorter Col'd States: That Walton White of Clayton, Herring of Spring Hill, Ben Jones  Billy Shehan and Hen. Dantforth of Eufaula came to his house about two weeks since and put lighted matches down by his house, threatened to kill him if he put his head out and fired pistols about him. He applied