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a disposition to administer the law in perfect good faith to all parties whether white or colored.

There was some evidence in the case of Branch tending to connect him with the burglary and shooting; but, under all the circumstances it was far from being conclusive to my mind, and, had he been convicted I would have deemed it my duty to report the case for revision.

Very Respectfully,
Your Obt Servt.
E.C. Morse
A.S.A. Commr.

Brig. Gen. O. Brown
Asst. Comm'r.
Richmond, Va.

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The "columns" following Your Obedient Servant are only at the bottom of the page. I suspect the last name of E.C. is Morse, but haven't seen another "M" like it. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-14 15:35:31 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-05-14 15:58:43