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Colonel, I am instructed by the Major General Commanding to request you to direct Mr Levin D Collier Dept: Pro: Marshal at Salisbury, to proceed at once to compel Joshua W Phillips, in Barren Creek District Somerset Co, to deliver to Sarah Parsons (colored) all her children now withheld from her by said Phillips. If he fails or refuses to obey your order, to arrest him and send him at once to Baltimore, and deliver him to the Provost Marshal, 8th A.C. I am Colonel Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant  &#13;
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Saml B Lawrence  &#13;
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Col. Wm H. Browne,  &#13;
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Dear Sir— In accordance with instructions received from you, I proceeded to the residence of Joshua H. Phillips, Esq. and demanded the delivery of the children of Sarah Parsons (Col.)  The children were delivered to Sarah and said Phillips gave me an instrument of writing relinquishing all claims to them. Very Respectfully Your obdt. Servant  &#13;
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Levin D. Collier  &#13;
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Saml B Lawrence to Col. Wm H. Browne, 2 Dec. 1864, filed with Levin D. Collier to Col. Wm H. Browne, 9 Dec. 1864, M-834 1864, Letters Received, ser. 2343, Middle Dept. &amp; 8th Army Corps, RG 393 Pt. 1 [C-4236].  The children listed as owned by Jos W Phillips on the 1860 census were two girls, one and three years old.  </text>
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