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Washington July 22th 1867

Genel Scorefield or anny Genel that this mybe hand to or anny Gentmen that nows the wants of the freedmen. we dont have our rits and we wants our rits as well as the whits  we have not got anny Shools here in this place at present but we hope that by the working of you head man and the iresisterence of God, and peple here are very igerent and we hope that it wont be so long  God bless the union and all of union men  God have bless us, and he will bless the hole wourld. he bless us when we were in Slavery, and he bless you when you were a fighting the rebls to git us out of Slavery. God nows that we want [[crossed-out]] free shools. here in this place. and outher places as well as here  wee freeman ant got the means to bild a free shools Mr Lewis [[cross-out]] and no [[/cross-out]] Lindsey and Mr Joseph Cox they dun there [[cross-out]] duty [[cross-out]] here [[/cross-out]] here at this place. thare are Strong union men. thay Startdid a Secrcity here and wee [[cross-out]] f [[cross-out]] hope that it is a instruction of every boddy