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talk out of the little back window (where the colored men were with the characteristic meanness of Slavery made to vote.) have, to my knowledge engaged in testimony to the conversation going on out at the front door were James Wright the Pres of the Board was speaking himself. And yet his testimony that he did not hear Richardson's speech was received and goes to Gen. Canby, against that of their honest, wronged colored men.

This is what hurts me that their reputation for truth should suffer with Authorities & I grieve exceedingly that I was not at the Court House to prevent it. I wrote this statement that Lt. Y. said he would lay before Gen. Canby. If you will excuse my sending the rough draft I will do so & I would like to know Gen. C's decision & if Lt. Y. did lay my statement with the testimony before him.