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1866 Thursday January 4th Baton Rouge La Spent the forenoon in the office doing business - left Ward all quartered by the Martial At 2 PM made a speech to the Regiment of about an hour + a half advising them as to their future life. The Major Mr [Elon] was present + remarked to me that a man must be very blind not to see the future change in relations of the Blacks to the Whites. The 48th Regt mustered out to day - Paymaster has come Called + spent the evening with the Mayor Mr. [Elam] in company with [Sumner] He gave an account of a Lieut Todd of the {unclear] how he seduced (probably) one of the ladies of the 1st circles