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place (namely) the planting community and will be simply replacing horses, mules, corn &c that the Govt. took in its emergency.

We beg to submit the proposition for we think there is desert in it, and being perfectly conversant with this class of claim we are well informed as to the manner in which such legislation would probably operate in [[?]].

Very Respectfully
Your obt Servants
Moyers & Dedrick.

The rapid payment of bounties which you are now making will go far to relieve the Colored people

Transcription Notes:
signers names found on previous page; alternate definition of "desert" = quality of deserving reward