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August 14th

Major H H Foster
Asst Supt Bu R F and A L

Major,
Jeremiah Beckwith (Colered) complains that on the 10th day of August Mr Fason who lives near Clinton in Sampson County came to his house near Kenansville in Duplin County and forcibly [[illegible]] his children named "Eliza" "Alexandra" "Margaretta" "Peter Wesley" and "Malina" 
This week the children of his sister "Harriett" [[illegible]] died.  You will investigate this case and report by what authority Mr Fason holds these children
No 8 paper to be received with report

I am Major
Very Respectfully 
Allan Rutherford
(Bt Brig Genl. USV)
 Supt So Dist NC

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Most of the letter is unreadable, couldn’t get any but the start and the end of it