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is pandering to the Rebs that they may when the states are restored help to turn the grind stone, a man cant be a true republican and denane the leaders of the party that has saved the Country.

As to the Freedmen Bureau of of this place. If I should take newspaper accounts to be true is managed better than that of any other place that I here from -

If you wish to confer with parties that you can rely on I would name 
William Pettet J
as Simmon 
W T Harrison 
S Campbell
Ethan Allen 
James Hale 
F Decordy & 
others which I will 
mention another time
Very Respectfully 
P.H. Whiteherst

Written in great hast therefore you must excuse omissions & imperfections
PHW