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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]
but for the manly part the young man took in advising his mother to desist, I sympathized with him, and instead of imprisoning him, I released him on his own recognizance. His father and mother have both forbidden him to pay any attention to his pledge, but he reports regularly to me and promises to comply with the decision.
The antecedents of the family are anything but loyal; they are the last who will comply with the requirements of the government. Another son of the same family was arrested a short time since by the Provost Marshal at this place for shooting at a negro. The father & mother both teach their children to press down upon the negro, to allow them no privileges, and to deny them the rights guaranteed by the government. The principle reason for my action in this case was to show them that the Freedpeople had a