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Sept the 22th 1866 Mathews County Court house Virginia
Major General Berden at fortress Monroe

Sir i will say to you that through A. Misstake i taken A pig Which i thought it was mine 

And the taken me up And Put ous tow in jale and whips ous bouth and said that ther was going to turn ous out 

And we have ben in her Every sence April  And ther are punishing ous very bad And i thought that i wood wright to you to see if you Cold not do something for ous for the White pepel says it is shame

Dear Gen.  Will you please to Do Something for ous for we are suffing very Bad  And i and the White 
Pepel says that it is A Shame for to keep us in her so long A bout one [[strikethrough]] ping [[/strikethrough]] pig

Transcription Notes:
Appears that the writer frequently omits an "e" at the end of a word: 'her' when probably means here? Many misspellings cold for could; wood for would; wright for write; pepel for people; suffing for suffering. A key word appears on line 4 (looks like fridy) and the same word is again the last word on the page. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-07-20 21:09:20