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gets drunk frequently. 5th. Major Corliss does his office duty very well, but is a drinking man, and further, fraternises and sympathises with the rebels. Now please take my charges for what they are worth, and send the most reliable man you can to those several districts, with special instructions from yourself. I can get officers to relieve these several gentlemen the instant you say so. Please not ask me from whom I obtained my information. I shall be most happy to learn that they are not true, though I fear it, judging from the character of the gentleman with whom I have conversed upon the subject Very Truly Yours (signed) O. O. Howard Maj. General Comr A true Copy Merritt Barber 1st Lieut. 34th Inf't'y A.A.A. General.
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