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Richmond Dec. 18th, 1867
To Brig. Gen. O. Brown,

Sir,
As an honest woman making every effort in my power to meet the debts I was weak enough to assume, in mercy to a young, defenseless, and in my opinion a much neglected woman, and that woman like myself a widow, I am forced to state the circumstances of a case now before the Freedman's Bureau.

Last summer my name was used in the security of a house, rented by a Rev. gentlemen of this city, for the benefit of a member of his church. Altho' I was displeased when I discovered the liberty, I suffered it. In November, I, with approval of the Security removed from my then residence to another house, at $15, per month. The upper part of the house was engaged at $7 to a woman in good business; this and the rent of the basement brought my rent down to $5. The woman failed to keep her engagement and for nearly a week I had no sub-tenant to help my rent. I was ill, without food, wood, money, medicines, and earthly friends. Never having been in debt before I was so wretched that I rented the upper part of the house to a very motherly decent colored woman whose husband came that night, and, I being [[confined]]

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