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831

Sept 29th

Sir,
I am directed by the Asst Com'r to say, information has been received at this Office that upon receipt of his respectfull communication of 22nd inst you replied "that the Government wanted you to act as agent of the Bureau for Columbia County, but that you would see every damned Yankee in hell before you would accept of the position", or words to that effect.

The Asst Com'r respectfully requests that you will inform him whether or not you did make use of language to the effect as above reported; and if so, your attention is respectfully invited