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0064 and defended [[?]] their contracts, being constantly resisted by the inertia of the peculiar opinions of Southern property-holders. The evils in the contracts will disappear just as soon as free labor shall have a permanent foothold under its necessary protection of equal laws properly executed. Washington D.C. Dec 17th. 66. Maj Gen O. O. Howard Commr. &c &c &c Dear Sir: I feel compelled to clip from the A.M's, "Chronicle," a notice of an advertisement taken from a Maryland news paper, proposing to sell Richd. Harris as a slave for 6 mos., who was convicted of Larceny at the Oct'r. term of Anne Arundel Co Md. Court. In the name of God & humanity, can you do nothing to defeat these infernal acts? Are you powerless in matters of this description? If so, cannot you appeal to some power of Law beyond you? I am, Sir Yours for Hamanity Geo. Helmick
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