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Post Head Quarters Petersburg, Va Jan 29 1866 Sir, The prisoners turned over to you by Corporal Edgar, are charged with an aggravated assault upon a U.S. Officer firing upon him &c. They were placed in my charge by the Agent of the Freedmen's Bureau here for safe keeping. As the jail is insecure, and I am not furnished by Government with means to build a Guard house, they are sent forward at once. Charges will follow at once. I am Sir Respectfully Your Obed Servt A.J. Dallas Capt 12 Inf Post Comdr Lieut Hunter 12 Inf In charge at Military Prisons Richmond Va.
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