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Richmond, December 23, 1864. Negroes are not allowed to pass the Intermediate Line of Fortifications without a passport from this office. No passport will be given a slave except on the written order of his owner; and if the handwriting of the owner be not well known at the office, or attended properly, the owner must apply for the passport in person. This precaution is rendered necessary by the frequent appearance at the office of forged orders, and will be strictly observed. J. H. Carrington, Provost-marshal,
honor to submit for your information and direction the subjoined copy of a telegram received from the provost-marshal at Fredericksburg. No special instructions had been given for such arrest. "Very respectfully, your obedient servant, "James A. Seddon." "Fredericksburg, January 12, 1865. "Honorable Secretary of War: "I have arrested Hon. Henry S. Foote, at Occoquan, on his way to Washington, for the purpose of negotiating peace, as he avows. Full particulars, through Major Carrington, by mail. Have paroled him to await instructions. Please instruct me what disposition to make of him. "H. S. Doggett, commanding post." On motion of Mr. Clarke, of Missouri, the matter was referred to a select committee of five. [Occoquan is in Prince William county, on the stream of that name, near the Potomac. The village is about seventy-five miles from Richmond and twenty miles from Alexandria.] The House proceeded to consider the exemption bill; and pending