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children who are brought to the plantation for the purpose of shipment to Cuba by the Agents of [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] F. C. M. Godbolt residing at Battle House Mobile, of J. Bowzer & Co. and of one Foster of Mobile a sea Captain, who brought the last cargo of slaves that came to that coast from Africa (in '56 or 7) and of R. M. Littlefield of New York who has two vessels now lying at New Orleans & to be bro't [[brought]] to Mobile for transporting [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] negroes to Cuba. That said Walters & the other parties named told Mr. C. that he would be able to act in this matter without being suspected, because he was a Northern man and had commanded colored troops. He would be able to collect negroes in the city and from the country, particularly Kentucky where he raised his Reg't Mr. C. had reported to Col. Robinson Supt. F.B. at Mobile and Col. Yarrington Judge Freedmen's Court at Mobile, all that had taken place between himself and the parties above named. Col. Yarrington & Col. Robinson advised Mr. C. to go right on with these parties [[strikethrough]] for the purpo [[/strikethrough]] until he had evidence enough to convict them, when the case would be reported to Washington. Mr. C. then went to work with them. (The parties now think that Mr. C. is in Memphis visiting his family) Bowzer told C. in presence of Capt. Walters at Mobile the day he first met Bowzer that they had succeeded in getting over 300 kidnaped negroes to Cuba about three weeks before he was

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duplicate of Page 78 unsure about surname Godbolt