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would certainly have ended in bloodshed if it had not been providentialy quieted, or if there had been a large number of whites present, which was brought on by Dr Littlepage Presiding Magistrate of the County, by the interruption of the speaker who was addressing the Freedmen, which occured  on the 20th of March & has already been reported by me, shows what must be expected. A portion of the whites will be negatively perhaps positively on the side of Law & order in any contingency which may arise. If there is to be peace & quiet in this county free speech must be maintained at all hazards.

Respectfully your obt servt.
C P Goodyear.
A.S.A.C. 3rd Div 3rd Sub Dist Bureau of R.F. & A.L.
Dist of Va.

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-03-23 07:57:28 -inserted NARA # -C P Goodyear -Removed bracketed inserts to indicate misspelled words where the writer's intent is clear. (per TC instructions, try to minimize use of bracketing to improve readability.)