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Executive Mansion
Washington DC May 23 1866

General:

The newspaper enclosed has been sent to the President from Columbus Georgia under date of May 10th 1866 with the statement that this paper is being circulated among the freedmen by the officers and Agents of the Freedmens Bureau and that such circulation is productive of excitement and a tendency to violence, perhaps insurrection among the freedmen. I am directed to enclose the paper to you with this statement for your information.

With great respect
(Sd) R Morrow
Bvt Col & A.A.G

Official Copy respectfully referred to Asst Comr Texas for his information (The paper referred to in the "Right Way")

A. P. Ketchum
Actg Asst Adjt General

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