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it for our support.

My husband through the war was a brave and gallant defender of his country - and since up to the time of his decease was connected with the Freedmen's Bureau - at his death he left us to its tender mercies and we trust you will not see his widow wronged or his children deprived of the bread their father left them.

Hoping to hear from you very soon I am

Respectfully
Frances Mandeville
Tutrix if Minor Children
of St. Clair Mandeville deceased

Transcription Notes:
tutorship is a guardianship of minor children, so 'tutrix' is a weird word for a female tutor.