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0575 have lived inside of the federal line since the evacuation of Yorktown by the rebels & know nothing of the acts of Mr Lee since he left his farm. I protested against these affidavits to Mr Lee who has seen them since and they acknowledge that they was not aware of what they were swearing to & say it was a trick of Bollivar Shields the County Clerk. They are both ignorant can neither read nor write as I am told. I would recommend that their affidavits be not respected R Churchill Asst Supt Bureau R F & A L Office Supt. 9th Dist Fort Monroe Dec 20/65 Respectfully referred to Col. O. Brown Asst. Commr. C.B. Wilder Capt. & A.Q.M. Supt 9th Dist.
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