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Office H. S. Direct Tax Commission
DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria, Va., Feb 2 1866

Dear Col
Inclosed I send a memorial, which expresses our opinions here. 
We think to get our petition before congress and have it followed up by by one in the same nature and we think that when Congress sees the loyal white and collored work together they will consider it a good omen. It took a long time for many of the loyal whites to come to this, but adversity is a great teacher  I should be glad to hear