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Greenville Ala Nov 28th 1868

Col Edwin Beecher
Asst Commissioner &c
Montgomery Ala

Dear Colonel
Matters are growing fearfully worse in this county each day — earley yesterday morning a colored man by the name of Jus Riley. was murdered within a few miles of this place — during yesterday and to day Several colored men have been assaulted with wepons. under the present State of affairs it would not be safe for one or two men to visit the localities to investigate [[theare?]]

I am Colonel
Very respectfully
Your. obt. Servant
J. F. McGogy
Sub Asst Commr

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