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signature the statement made, and in the next issue of the paper it will be contradicted.  Hoping that this may prove satisfactory.

I remain
Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Servt.

Capt AQM and Supt Ref &c

P.S.
Lieut Dowd, the Asst. Supt., made diligent inquiry among the colored people in Isle of Wight Co, and they know of no instance of this kind having ever occurred.  As in his opinion the colored people were the parties who would be most apt to know of anything of the kind, he inquired particularly of them.

A.S. Flagg
Capt A.Q.M. and Supt.

Col. O. Brown
Richmond Va 

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Per SI, the words, when spread across pages, are to be transcribed in full on both pages, so SIGNATURE is the first word on this file. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-08-03 11:24:15