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to become an active intelligent owner of property. Jerry Kyle but a few years ago was property instead of a person and now it is hard to convince many of his neighbors that he has any possible right to have in his possession a mule or any other species of property though he labor and get it honestly. 

I am conscientiously impressed that I have faithfully labored to give satisfaction to a reasonable people and to impart justice to the friendless freedmen groaning under the oppression of penury and poverty. 

I hope that you will at least do me justice to consider the source of your information. And it would be gratifying to me to know who are the persons that have interfered,

All Jaspers Books and Records relating to my Office will be forwarded at an early day.
 
Respectfully 
William O. Sizemore