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who occasionally preaches. He wanted Mr McDougall to seize a certain house for School house  Mr McDougall refused to accede to such a presumptuous demand  This is the immediate cause of the complaint on the part of Turner.

As to Mr McDougalls popularity with the Rebels, he has lately written an article or articles published in one of the Richmond papers objecting to certain clauses in the proposed Constitution of Va. He has also done excellent service at a recent fire in Abingdon. Both these have increased his popularity among the Rebels.

The latter action however and in my opinion the former in no way indicate any tendency on his part to stultify himself as to his former career, or to crave popularity by such a course with the unreconstructed

H.G. Thomas
Bvt Brig Genl and S A Comr
8th Sub Dist Va.

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[[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R.F & A.L. RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER. JAN 5 1869 [[/stamp]]

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