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placed there to protect him from being hung by the freedmen of that place. The civil authority of Madison county refused to act in this case and requested me to take it in charge for investigation, which I did, and from the testimony, the party is evidently guilty. I took the prisoner in charge, brought him to this place and delivered him over to Capt J. H. Bradford comd'g Post of Centreville I am Lieut Very Respectfully Your obdt Servant Fred K Reinhardt SAC BRF&AL