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Hon H.S. Bond
Judge
Criminal Court
Baltimore
 Sir-
The Grand Jury are satisfied that the colored men who were shipped on board the receiving ship at this fort were swindled out of most of the bounty due them by the ward, City and State: by certain bounty brokers and shipping men- but in consequence of the laws of Maryland not allowing colored testimony to be used against white men the Grand Jury were unable to find any bills against these brokers and shipping men
Respectfully 
(signed0 Jos C Whitney
Foreman