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colored people they could find. Whether true or not I am not able to say however if you will send your boy down to Cherry Store on Sunday night about eight o'clock I will send you a telegram and inform you whether they do this or not. The report says they are going to do this and then clear out. F.H.E. [[stamp]] Hd Qrs Supt 5th Dist. JUL 31 1866 RECEIVED [[/stamp]] E.16.R.F.& A.L. Va. 3d V. 1866