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0395 Red House P.O. Charlotte County Virginia - April 14th 1867 - Gen: Schofield, Military Commandant. of District No. 1. At Richmond Virginia. Your humble applicant appeals to you for that justice which is withheld from him. When Gen. Grant, withdrew his forces from Appomattox Co: Va. his Officers and men gave your Petitioner (he has a wife and [[strikethrough]] three [[/strikethrough]] two children) a mule which mule, he exchanged with a citizen, for a young horse, said young horse, your Petitioner Wyatt Wheeler, put in the possession of one certain John H. Cothrane of Appomattox Co: Va. to use and keep said horse for him, till satisfied for his care and trouble - and then return said horse to your petitioner - the said Cothrane has now had the horse (2. years) the horse has now become a fine horse and valuable and said Cothrane utterly refuses to deliver him to your petitioner. The Provost Marshal, Mr: Lacy - at Lynchburg, directed your petitioner, to Warrant, the said Cothrane for his horse -
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