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Daniels, Cora L V. Letter to Amy Kirby Post.

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on removing all rebels from the civil offices and placing loyal men in their stead. My husband with a few >u< active & efficient workers are busily employing every ?? evening in organizing clubs - Union leagues - & c&c. ?? The colored people especially his old soldiers are in extacies [sic] over his return - & declare they will elect him to any position he will consent to fill - for the present he is busy Registering voters in a Country parish - a position to which Sheridan appointed him. The other place of Register in Bankruptcy to which Justice C?? nominated him has proved entirely a failure and has been given at last to an ex confederate soldier - who is now ?????(underlined) loyal. But the officer would not pay for the salt he eats - & it is better as it is for his present position ??? the
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on removing all rebels from the
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civil offices and placing loyal
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men in their stead. My husband
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with a <u>few</u>  active & efficient workers
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are busily employing every [seance?]
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evening in organizing clubs - union
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leagues - & c.&c. The colored people
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especially his old soldiers are in
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extacies over his return - & declare
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they will elect him to any position
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he will consent to fill - for the
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present he is busy. Registering
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voters in a country parish -
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a position to which Sheridan
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appointed him. The other place
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of Register in Bankruptcy to
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which Justice [Chase?] nominated
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him has proved entirely a
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failure and has been given
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at last to an ex confederate
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soldier - who is now <u>[illegible],</u>
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loyal. But the office would
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not pay for the salt he eats -
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& it is better as it is for his
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present position [paves?] the

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Page 2 on removing all rebels from the civil offices and placing loyal men in their stead. My husband with a few active & efficient workers are busily employing every [seance?] evening in organizing clubs - union leagues - & c.&c. The colored people especially his old soldiers are in extacies over his return - & declare they will elect him to any position he will consent to fill - for the present he is busy. Registering voters in a country parish - a position to which Sheridan appointed him. The other place of Register in Bankruptcy to which Justice [Chase?] nominated him has proved entirely a failure and has been given at last to an ex confederate soldier - who is now [illegible], loyal. But the office would not pay for the salt he eats - & it is better as it is for his present position [paves?] the