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fraud or mal-feasence and he was determined to ferret it out, hence I urge that Col Johnson commandant of the Dist or some honorable officer of your Dept overhaul & investigate my acts, as I am now in Commission I cannot demand a court of enquiry but Sir, I claim to be a Christian & gentleman, have a family own to me, served nearly five years in the army, handled at least two hundred thousand dollars of others money, and among those who know me can get endorsements for varacity and integrity. And none to be harrassed and insulted, [[strikethrough]] by [[/strikethrough]] and injured by Col Callis is too much to brook.
I request an investigation at the hands of some other commissioned officer instead of Col C. 1st because I am concious of having perpetrated no intended wrong, 2ndly because