Letter from Merriman Howard to A. W. Preston of the Freedmen’s Bureau. (Freedmen’s Bureau Records of the Assistant Commissioner, Mississippi (M826), Roll 027, Letters Received Unregistered, 1865-1869)
Fayette J. 18th 1867
Genl Ord & Genl Gillem
Capt. A. W. Preston
A. A. A. Genl.
Dear Sirs,
it would give us Great pleasure in deed in deed to have you attend our Selebration and to address our newborn citizens on the Great and mighty, important Subject, of the day thare will be a grand turn out Such as never was in Jefferson Co before as it is the first time the people of the Country ever have made A demonstration in honnor to the new birth right of unniversal Suffredge we Will rejoyes to see you and the generles here on the 27th- inst, this plase is Sixteen miles est of Rodney
I. writen you last week one the sam subjet & hop you have re ceved it be for this be leve me your hombl servant
M Howard