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Office Sub Asst. Com
Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Matagorda Texas
July 29th 66,

Col. Wm. H. Sinclair
A A Genl 

Col, 

I am sorry to acknowledge the receipt of an Official rap over the knuckles for neglect of duty.  Of the intimations from Mr Pressics letter I have nothing to say, as I do not know the charges preferred.  If a freedman can be found who has any charge to make I respectfully ask for an investigation, have been a soldier over five years and this is the first time I was ever charged with neglect.

About the proceedings on the 4th of July I will relate them now, being only a force of no little account I did not think it worth mentioning before,  On