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testimony admitted and after a full argument the ruling was not guilty. There is no disposition on the part of the Civil Authority to persecute the Freedmen they are allowed the same privileges their Whites are. I am Sir Very Respectfully Your obt Servt E.H. Ripley Asst Sub Asst Comr
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Reopened for Editing 2024-05-15 13:45:22 to change "suspicion" (which makes no sense) to "disposition"