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poor negro, that justice could not be had for him in that court. I have heard Mr. Spice censured in the courtroom by some of the most respectable citizens, for making such assertions. At this court three lawyers volunteered to defend a negro, made use of the same argument & boldly asserted, as well as proved that the testimony of a colored woman was better than that of one of the most prominent magistrates in the County. I noticed on one of the juries a deserter from the Rebel Army & afterwards a U.S. soldier, I mention these things, trifles in themselves to show that there is an increasing spirit of tolerance which augurs well for the future of the Freedman. I am General Very Respectfully Your Obt. Svt. Louis W. Stevenson 2 Lt. VRC & Asst. Supt.