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Cottage [[?]] [[?]] Co
Ala May 1st 1864
[[?]] [[stamp]] The National Archives of the United States [[/stamp]]
The [[?]] Allen for Jeanette a "Freedman" in the employment of one A.K. Demint.  The said Freedman, contracted with the afforesaid party on certain terms & conditions, which the said "Freedman" says this party afforesaid has not only violated his contract - but he has taken his daughter "Mattie" & keeping her as his mistress notwithstanding her fathers protest against such conduct on the the part of party afforesaid.
Under these circumstances as the bearer applied to the party afforesaid for a discharge for himself & family as he deemed it best to remove his daughter from such connection, with his employer. The said AK Demint has refused to give either the old man a discharge or his family (some four in member) & says the "Bureau" of "Freedman" will protect him as he has a contract with thine