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Commissary had told him this the day before and the whole matter was well understood and arranged with him. The name of this officer Mr C. forgets, but thinks he belongs to the 15th Inf, is not at all certain of this however. Littlefield is now in N. Orleans waiting for Mr. C. whom he expects to go in with him. Littlefield's vessels are owned in New York. C.M. Godbolt is the [[moneyed?]] and head man of all these parties, and bo't [[bought]] from the Govt steamer "Virgin" formerly blockade runner, payg [[paying]] $40,000 2 mos. ago. It leaked out that this vessel was intended for this purpose, and as a blind she made [[two? ten?]] trips to N. Orleans - is now doing nothing. He wants now to buy the Red Gauntlet for a similar purpose. These parties offer the negroes 40 & 50 dollars a mo. to engage them. They take them by rail from Mobile to Pollard Fla on State line. From here they walk about 20 miles to plantn on River. Then by small vessel direct to Cuba. There are no Bureau officers at Warrington or Barrancas or Pollard - none nearer than Pensacola. The plantn is a very out of the way place.

Mr. C was formerly Lieut in 2d Il. Art. stationed at Paducah Ky. & caught one Yocum of Cairo Ill. kidnapping negroes and