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Brownsville, Texas.
Dec. 18. 1866.

Butler, Jas P.
Sub. Asst. Comr.

States that A.J. Milsted (white) came to Texas about 30 years ago, being then a widower the father of two children and bringing with him a slave woman whom he manumitted and commenced living with as man and wife. He had several children by her and has since suddenly died expressing a desire that the colored woman and her children be allowed what property he then possessed he having previously given the two white children a liberal share.

States that the white son had the colored woman and children arrested & placed in jail taking from them every cent they possessed leaving them in a destitute conditions.

Asks instructions.

Hd Qrs. Bu. R.F &c
State of Texas
Galveston. Jan'y 5/67.

Respectfully returned J P. Butler. S.A. Comr at Brownsville who will arrest this man and compel him to restore to this woman all money and personal property taken from her.

Also report why she was placed in Jail, And inviting his attention to enclosed letter of A.P. Wiley and he will answer the interrogatories contained therein, returning all these papers to this Hd Qrs. with reports

By order of
Brvt Maj. Genl Kiddoo
Wm N Sinclair
Sub. Asst Comr

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