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Christiansburg
Oct 16th 1866.

Lieut. C. S. Schaeffer
Asst. Supt. 8th District Va.
Sir:
I have considered the enclosed letter of Chester B Cofer bearing date, September 29th 1866, and addressed to Maj. Genl Schofield, and which was, by you refered to me, for reply. 
I am very grateful to you, for the courtesy done me, in the referance, as it enables me to do myself Justice before those, who would otherwise be prejudiced, unjustly against me.
A portion of Mr. Cofers letter is true; the other is false. In the first place, I never send out an attachment against him, nor did I ever advise the suing out
of an attachment against him. So much of Mr. Cofers letter as directly or indirectly; then intimates that I have or now am, proceeding against him, because of his loyalty to the government of the United States

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