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almost daily and I bear cheerful testimony to his fidelity and zeal in his official duty. He has no authority to call out a guard for the jail and if he had that authority he could not arm them and they [[strikethrough]] are [[/strikethrough]] would be liable to be overpowered by the ruffians who throng this County
I fully approve the request of the Sherriff and hope that if an armed force cannot be sent here that a strong guard may be sent here on Monday next to remain during the session of the Court,

I have the honor to be Major
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
H H Foster
Bvt Maj U.S.V.
Asst. Supt. Bu. R. F & A. L.

P.S. I open this to inform you that last evening (the [[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]] 7th) a band of these ruffians went to the house of John Miller in this Co, and shot Mrs. Miller dead and then went to the field where Mr. Miller was ploughing and tied him and took him into the woods when soon after shots were heard and Mr. Miller has not been seen since
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