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Richmond Va—June 11/65.

Capt. O. Brown
Asst. Comr &c
Dear Sir—
Agreeably to your request— I attended the Freedmen's meeting for the consideration of their grievances last evening — The attendance was large, for the weather - The general spirit good - But the action was controlled by a few wordy men
I read your letter to me and added by way of explanation that you were here, specially appointed by the United States government to look after their interests and to redress their grievances— Showed them that the President could not give personal attention to all the affairs of the nation, that he had