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Ashville St Clair Co Ala
Sept 15th 1867
General Swain Comdg Ala

Sir I wish to no of you if we the Culord People of this county has to bee slaved as we use to bee we dond half hire hear becose we havent an agent to sea to us the People Have bin every since the surrender a cheating the darkey out of all that they can make. there is not the 25 darkey iin this county that gets his pay and General we do honestly desire the appointment of some good man in this county Tuladega Ala is two far and we cant write every time that we want assistance. Mr. T.J. Mood is the proper man for the business and we have recomended him once before this. Every man in this county no him both white and black and he is the very man for the role.