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surrender (on account of sickness) and went to Mass where I remained until the first of last Nov. when I came to this place and soon after received the appointment of US Inspector of Spirits, and have as in Portsmouth, mingled freely with the colored people both publicly and privately. Sometimes speaking to them of Mr Tukey, and they invariable spoke in the highest terms of him, and I never had heard one single word of complaint against him by any one until Lieut Geo T Cook was relived from duty here, and nothing since, only what I have reason to believe came from him. I have known since I have been here of a greater degree of intimacy existing between Cook and a Mr Graham of the Burial Corp and two of the female Teachers than what a sence of propriety would allow, and am satisfied in my own mind that these charges against Mr Tukey are malicious and oreginated with and have been make by Lieut Cook or the said Graham acting as his agent, and have been skilfully carried out thus far by a combination of these four persons