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0833

L 76

Dec 12 1865 Middlesex Co. Va

At A large and enthusastic mass meeting of Colod. People of this Co. Held in a private House to talk in considerrathion what we thought best to do, we was with Protection. we was yet a press by our formor opressors. no one to show Justis after. Wich Mr. James W. daniel Call the meeting to order. Mr. J. H. Lauis chosen Secratary of meeting to tak the preseedens [[proceedings]] of the meeting on this Night.
we has sene this year we has close our Cropes the oners has conseel  them in ther proseathions has desid to turn us off with nothing also has desid if we will not Bound our selves to them by the year the ensuing year the will not let us stay on the lands. 

We Resolved that we desid to foward the A. count of the meeting to the Judge of freedmen Baureau in the City of Washington to ask you most respectfull honor to send us som protection to giv to us that witch is right and just befor God and the citizen world

Resolve that we are willing to liv on what ever reterms the united State call for we nomber over 12 to 15 hundred poperlthion in this Co
There isf rom 7 to 800 are members of Church in Good Standard Good faith and order we do ask our frendes in the baurau to Send us, A. marshal to demand what is be longe to us. Most spectfull you honore to Comply with our request presen

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