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Huntsville, Ala
Jun 20 1868

Major General O O Howard
Com'r Bureau RF & AL
Washington DC

General
By request of over one thousand colored people of Madison Co. Alabama I have the honor to transmit herewith a petition asking why General Callis has been relieved from the Bureau in the District of Southern Alabama and asking you to have the order revoked relieving him.
He has been a true friend to the colored man and the unfortunate regardless of previous condition or obscurity of station, and just because his friends have said they would vote for him for Congress he has been removed
In the name of God and humanity and justice to the colored people please general have him reinstated on receipt of this please telagraph [[telegraph]] me your action in the premises imediately [[immediately]]
Very Respectfully

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