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with in any manner although they have been alarmed on one or two occasions by reports that they were to be driven from town but upon investigation these reports proved to be without foundation and the better portion of the citizens will not allow them to be molested in any manner but on the contrary I think they would protect them from insult

I am very respectfully
Your obdt. servt.
Saml. W. Carpenter
Capt. 16th V.R.C. and Asst. Supt.