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Dalton Ga May 2nd 1867

Maj Genl Pope
Comdg 3rd Dist
Atlanta
Ga

Genl.
You may think Strange of my addressing you I do it through sake of humanity

I am a poor widow and my Husband died before the war  The Supt of the BRF & AL at this place will not issue Rations to me as he does the other destitute of the County  his wife has told me that he was a Rebel and only pretended Unionism to keep his Situation under the Government  he is also a minister and I have heard him pray for the overthrow of the Government and Success of the Confederacy and I was told by a Lawyer in this place who was a Colonel in the Rebel Army if I did not quit Speaking of the Ex Rebels lightly that Some of them would throw a Load of Lead into me  They accuse of being a dirty old Yankee Union woman  The Rebel Army burnt my House at Ringgold and robbed me twice  Since I have been in