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Jun 22 1868 To the honable Mr Tom Scofild Cheef commander At Richmond V A We the colord people doe mak applacation to you to [[strikethrough]] if [[/strikethrough]] no if We can not [[illegible]] be assiested By the goverment of the united States so much as to funish us With some teem to tend our crops being we are new begaeners and are an able [[unable]] [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] at this tim to buy any and the Whit people wont hirrer Us thar: teem and so We mas lose our crop. Excepet a alterration and so We Want the goverment: to sell us some teem it Will take three teem and if the goverment will so pli [[supply]] us By the first of July We will [[strikethrough]] able [[/strikethrough]] be able to save our
Transcription Notes:
Unclear: Mr [[Sam]]
new be [[gaeners]] [[beginners?]] and
are an able [[unable?]] [[illegible]] at
will so pli [[supply?]] us by
I think the name is Tom, and agree with the other interpretations.
Agree