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P.O. Palestine Tex
July 3rd 1867

Maj. Gen. Griffin
Galveston Tx
Sir: I deem it a duty I owe to you. to myself, to Society and to Jno H Morrison Sub Asst Comr at this place to address you this letter bearing upon the subject of the State of things as they exist here

Some weeks since an ungentlemanly effort was made to influence you to remove the Agent at this place. The effort failed as it should have done. A sinister motive lay at the bottom of it

At the time I confered with the more civil and sensible people of the