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counselor for A G. Milsted and was the one that was instrumental in having the warrent issued for the seizure of this womans property 
2nd. The judge of this district court has resigned and the one who I understand is to succeed him has already expressed his opinion upon the case He says "that if the civil rights bill was brought up before him he would declare it unconstitutional and he would not feel disposed to take the evidence of colored persons against a white person" 

Therefore I feel perfectly confident that the woman would not get justice done her in the civil courts at this place. And alas such constriction could and would be placed upon the law as would deprive her of her just rights

The statement of her being put in jail is incorrect the warrent was only issued for the seizure of her property. The answer to the interrogatories contained in the letter of A.P. Wiley are as follows. 1st The words were spoken in the presence of three credible witnesses and one of them was called on to take notice of the fact 
2nd It was not reduced to writing at all
3rd Abram Milsted continued to live with the colored woman as his wife treating and recognizing her as such after the surrender of this department and the military Proclamation of freedom therein

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