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to the freedmen the same as a white man under the same circumstances.
No disposition shown to slight or turn off the freedmen when he comes with complaints against whites or his own color.
The authority allows him all the rights that are allowed white men.
I am Sir
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
E.H. Ripley
Capt V.R.C. and A.S.A.Comr