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Madison County
Decr. 7. 1865.

General,
Permit me to introduce to you Gen a Freedman of Madison County. (the county adjoining Leon) Ben is a remarkable worthy of trust Freedman a Black Smith in good repute with both white & Black. I have known him for eleven years--and he has always conducted himself with integrity I stated to him that I had been appoin to act as agent for the Freedman of Leon County, he states to me that the Freedman of Madison County are sadly in want of an agent, that they need information as to their duties and privileges and absolutely require an agent for their protection and requests me to recommend to PD Neal of Madison County for the position in regard to PD Neals fitness for the position, I could not say too much, in a word General he is a Gentleman in every respect a Methodist Minister, having the