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attach it to another Division of my Sub District, beside there is as much as one officer can attend to for some time to come — the whites being strong secesh.

Much labor will be required to allay the existing antagonistic feeling.

Very Respectfully,
Your Obdt Servant,
James Johnson
Brevet Lieu't Colonel.
Sub Asst Comm'r.

Transcription Notes:
---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-10-21 12:07:00 "secesh" slang for "secessionist"