This is a verry thickly settled portion of L. a. and there is but one or two men in all this district who pretend to be loyal to the U S Gov. and yet there is not a family but what has from one to 3 or 4 union soldiers detailed as "safe-guards" to their property - no soldier dare molest any thing on the premises.  What do you think of that my little Abrahamic wife (I believe you would vote for uncle Abe if white ladies of American descent were allowed the elective franchise wouldn't you?)  Well I will any way under all the circumstances, but I'd like him better if he would convert some of his "little stories" into orders sustaining such men as Gen Canby, of this department.  Gen Payne at Paduca Gen Washburn of Memphis & all of their stamp & ship such as Brig Gen Lawler.  Maj Gen Banks, & all such uncertain & unprincipled men to Central or South America along with Mr. & Mrs. Eaker & the one hundred other families from Graves Co Ky.  Gen Lawler is known to have sent all kinds of supplies outside of our lines under guard under pretense that they are for union people, the 21st Iowa were sent out as guard at one time & while the goods were being transfered from our wagons to the carts of the negroes some of our men asked a darky where he was taking his load to answered "O, to Massa Dick Taylor" What do you think
