Joseph M. Stewart wrote this letter to Lucy Chase on June 18, 1868, from Columbus, Georgia. He describes Klu Klux Klan activities in Columbus, Georgia.
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Columbus ga June the 29[?] 1868
Miss lucy Chase i take this opportunity to rite you a few line to let you know that i am well and doing well i hope that you are well and doing well Miss chase when you rite to me sine my name Joseph m. Stewart and then i will get it mother tole me to tell you Lydia give her best respects to you bouth and tell you that she has not forgoting you she has spoking of riteing a god while we dednot stay up the country mor than too munts we is liveing in Columbus yet we have not any new in our city mirder mr ashmon [George W. Ashburn] take on Color people [illegible words] about it they were goint to burn down the city if it hadn to bind for trup them that kill the gentlmon is bold k.k.k. ku cuk klan tha hav cot them and tha tryal com of Juli
Alik Sample started to liberty and and tha herd that he had sumthing to with it and thay tried to kitch him but he lef som [illegible word] behine and put out tha coden kitch him got of before tha cod kitch him
James Barber Chippir Bobewood[?]the city morshil and one of the trup they wer 27 in all John wells[?] but he got our by telling the names of all that had a hand in it the ones hoe had a hand in suting thay are to be hung ones hoe watch thay are to go to pentengry for life time Joseph m. Stewart
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