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To Maj. Gen. O. O. Howard
Comr. R.F & A L
War Dept. Washington D.C.

General:
In compliance with instructions received from this Department, directing me to proceed to the City of Lexington Ky. to examine into the condition of the Freedmen in that part of the State.

I have the honor to report that I visited Lexington and vicinity and prosecuted my investigations for the period of about one month - adopting the following method.
In all cases of extreme cruelty to the Freedman, I have relied upon the best and most reliable evidence I could procure, taken under oath.

In regard to minor acts of cruelty either to persons or property, and in reference to the economical, social, and moral condition of the race, I have been controlled by personal observation, aided by information received from intelligent and trustworthy sources.

From the depositions taken by me, and herewith

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