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STATE OF TENNESSEE, Executive Department, Nashville, Aug 2d 1867 Bt Maj Gen W.P. Carlin Asst Commsr FB Nashville Tenn. Genl Your communication of this date, addressed to His Excellency Governor Brownlow, in relation to the discharge of colored men for presuming to exercise the privilege of voting according to the dictates of their own judgement is rec'd and has been forwarded to the Governor at Knoxville for his information. One paragraph surprised me. You say, "to some extent this outrage on liberty has been practiced by both parties" Will you be kind enough to give me the names of