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Tappahannock Va
June 4 1867

Sir
I have the honor to report that a man giving the name of Geo William Thompson has been traveling through Northern neck Essex & King & Queen County representing himself to be a Registering Officer - pretending to register the names of Freedmen demanding of them therefore the sum of one Dollar or it's equivalent in Rings Pistols &c - in one case takeing a breastpin from a colored woman

This man was in King & Queen County on Tuesday the 28 ulto 

He is about 5 feet 6 to 8 inches stout built, full whiskers short & thick Grey clothes Manufactures cloth

Very Respectfully
Your obt Servt
James Johnson
Bvt Lt Col Major VRC
Sub A Comr

To Bvt Brig Genl O Brown
Asst Commr BRF.AL
Richmond Va

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