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Sept 5th

Major H.H. Foster
Ass't Sup't Bu R F and A. L

Major

You will immediately investigate and report to this Office on the case of Arthur Fisher, Squire Fisher, and Wesley Fisher, (Freedmen) who have been arrested and confined in Jail at Kenesville [[Kenansville]] Duplin County for trying to obtain justice from the Civil authorities in the case referred to you by me some days ago of a complaint made by a Freedman that his horses had been stolen and his house fired into by a party of White men. This appears to be a most outrageous affair.

I Am Captain
Very Respectfully
Allan Rutherford
Lt Col VRC (Bt Bg Genl.)
Sup't So. Dis't N.C