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When it is necessary to be severe with men to make them do their duty I have always been so and find it more successful than to receive ill founded excuses in palliation of evident neglect and carelessness. The non arrival of unclear from Leavenworth is a matter of so grave a character that I sincerely hope the Genl Cassidy? will adopt measures to bring? a knowledge of the facts before the Major General Cassidy? dept ? with a unclear to preventing simillar occurrences in future.

I am Capt Very respectfully James unclear ReRL ?