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The Freedmman Beaureau. If consistent with your duty, you could relinquish it to the widow, it would be an act of humanity 
Mrs Blair was once in most comfortable circumstances, but the vicisitudes of life & of fortune have left her quite otherwise.
For my position in this war, I refer you to Governor Brownlow, or late AJ Fletcher. I have been & am still an unconditional Union man; & have no prejudices whatever against the Freedmans Beaureau. yours with the higest respt
S.JW Lucke

NB. This property was never abandoned property, being occupied all the time by the two [[?]] - No property was seized here except it was abandoned
SJW Lucke