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NARA 245

me, nor make any thing for themselves.  They are known as lazy and unreliable, excepting Laura, who was offered wages to remain, but declined!

As for his voting the Radical ticket, I know nothing of it - nor do I care!  On Saturday previous he said, he wanted to go to the Election.  I told him he could do so; and asked [[strikethrough]] him [[/strikethrough]] how he expected to vote.  He replied "I dont know".  I advised him to consult with those citizens he had most confidence in.  The Election had not come off, nor did, till the day after he left!

If this report is not satisfactory, I can be found three and a half miles north of Brownsville Mi

Respectfully
W T Stovall

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