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Santa Fe N.M. Sept 20th 71

Sir as there is some swindling going on in this place that involves yourself and me I know avail myself of this present opportunity of wrighting to you informing you of the circumstance I am informed that the freedmens beaur extends to this aboved name place and how one george carter is clerk and one W.W. tate is agent know if this is so thay are swindling the government and us I know that there was some book sent here for the freedmen and that they was destroyed by this party w.w. tate and carter and the mony appropriated about for there own private youse and no school put up for the freedmen and no assistants given to them and there is many that stand very badly in need of assistance and if this board extend to here if you will answer this I will prosecute this party on my own hook no more at present only I wait your answer with the utmost impatience.

I Subscribe myself very 
Respectfully yours
PW Livingston

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