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parties were disguised.  I then after consultation with the military commissioner and acting under his advice,  ordered the freed people making these complaints to be at my office at the session of the November court and have the parties reported indicted by the grand jury if the S.A.C can give me any instructions whereby I can make persons obey my summons  I will be most happy to receive and I will assure him that I will promptly and to the best of my ability investigate every case of outrage reported to this office by the freed people of this Division
Very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servt
William Leahy
Asst, Sub, Asst, Commr

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