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secure his removal: more especially at the present time when every effort is being made by the enemies of the govt. to get the civil power into their hands and enforce a most stringent system which will prove more detrimental to the interests of the freedmen than actual slavery.

I am, General
Very Respectfully,
Yr. ob. st.
Charles Smith
Collector Int. Revenue 1st. Dist. La.

Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard
Comm of Freedmen &c &c
Washington, D.C.

Transcription Notes:
Yr.ob.st. is short for Your Obedient Servant