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and because of his devoted Republican sympathies & acts, he has been discharged by the Sheriff.

Politics, you will agree with me, should no more be a cause of proscription in a man, than his color.

I respectfully request, that Mr Davidson be appointed a special officer, without pay, for the city of Brooklyn.

Your most obt servant

Henry [underlined] Bergh [underlined]
Pres