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to make any sacrifice in his favor to enforce laws and punish offenders and serve justice to injured parties. I have reported above facts to him and requested him to visit certain localities in Clay County with detachment of troops to arrest the members known as black cavalry and restore property to freed people arrest parties and destroy still in conformity to U.S. Int Rev law.

Capt Heilberg responded promptly to my request. After a disagreeable and tiresome march of twenty miles over mountains, we arrived at G C Ingrams, arrested him and three sons. 

After searching for sometime in mountains about two miles from the resident we found our  still in full operation, corn meel and gun being identifyed by the colored woman and proved by black and white witnesses, it was at once restored to proper owner. 

The prisoners captured still and spirts we brought to this place and delivered to U.S. Commissioner. 

On 21st January with three of Capt Heilbergs men I marched to James Englands Justice Peace, finding him from home but finding his still in full operation without license. We brought still spirits &c to this place held an investigation before US Commissioner and found him guilty of stilling spirits in violation of U.S. Int Rev. law. We failed to find the sons of Ingram guilty of belonging to armed band of outlaws known as black Cavalry, but had them bound over

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