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with the information that the said Rev. W B Derrick opposed me all in his power in my work among the Freedmen - and publicly counselled the Freedmen to reject my offers of assistance at a time when they specially needed it. He represents the Rev Diggs of Salem, in every particular, except in personal appearance, and aspires (so I heard him publicly state) to a Bisoprick [[Bishopric]] in the African Methodist Church. I cannot endorse him no more than I could
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Bishopsick? I think it should be Bishopship, but the K is pretty clear.
The correct word is "bishoprick" which is an ecclesiastical word for a diocese.