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rendered them by the local civil authorities. Political intriguers are tampering with the Freedmen, causing great uneasiness among them.

There is a flourishing school at this place for colored children, numbering one hundred & ten (110) pupils, which is exerting a very moralizing and Christian influence upon the young & adult Freedmen. Its prospects are promising, though it has been in operation but little over one month.

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
F.M. Kimball
Lt. & A.S. Asst Comr.

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