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0197 No cases of injustice toward the freedpeople have occurred in this county, to my knowledge. The majority of the Justices of the Peace are favorably inclined toward them, and in favor of securing to them their rights, and the balance acquiesce from feelings of policy. The Temperance movement among the Col'd people is still warmly sustained by able men both white and colored, the result is not remarkable, still there are signs of a foothold having been gained, and a hope of ultimate success. I am, General Very Respectfully Your obedient Servant S.P. Lee Capt. & Bvt. Lt. Col. U.S. Army. Sub. Asst. Com'r 10th Sub-District; Va
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Reopened for Editing 2024-03-21 09:06:46
"Cold" =Colored
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Reopened for Editing 2024-03-21 12:17:40 when the 'd' at the end of cold is small, put an apostrophe before it = col'd
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