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as the Civil Authorities take the action required by law in his case. The Asst Com'r directs in the case of the 12 Murderers of freedmen in your District, that you call upon the nearest Military Commander for a sufficient force, arrest these men and notify the Civil Authorities that they will be held in confinement by Military authority, until such time as a proper judicial tribunal may be ready & willing to proceed with their trial.

Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
T. F. Forbes
Lt & AAAG

Bvt Lt Col Gaebel
A.S.A. Com'r
Cuthbert
Ga