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Ans April 24th 1867.

Respectfully to Gen O. O. Howard. and gentlemen of this Staff. Hond   Sirs. I received your Kind reproaching Letters 2. Mine also. Respectfully to Mr Sewell dear Sir you Stated in your Letter, that you relieved Capt Porter you also. Speak of Self. Doctoring. Spells Witchcraft a so on Whose plea is this. Was it the freedmens they. Say Not. was the bureaus he denied it. Was the Reb's yes: them and the bureau holding trust to the hare. a Running with hounds. Why did he this thing Judas betrayed Christ for the same. Capt Porter despised Negros before he knew Me. Reported these Evils to Blow the Light out between Me. and you all. the Rebs put him up to it. [[?]] that ye May Not believe me. and he. would Not report the truth.. oh weve got Congress. down on old doctor John. We can treat the damn. freedmen. as We please. they will Not believe him. but oh I will Stand on the walls. of Sion. Cry a loud. and Spare Not. you Shall learn the tru story and Secrets. of Texas. the freedmen brings. Me their Evils from far. they Speak of Ellecting Me a Representive. for the war department