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high and when they find themselves in debt to the planters for provisions and clothing advanced (which is more frequently the case than otherwise) the disappointment is great and discontent and dissatisfaction, is the result. 

[[left margin]] advises Freedmen to hire for wages. general disposition on part of planter to make fair settlement. [[/left margin]]

I advise the Freedmen to hire themselves hereafter at stated wages. With but few exceptions I have met with a willingness on the part of the planter to render a just and fair settlement [[strikethrough]] with [[/strikethrough]] to the Laborer  To this rule however, there are striking exceptions, and the ignorant Freedpeople need to be strongly protected.

III

[[left margin]] Most of contracts are for a share in the crop [[/left margin]]

A large majority of the contracts are for a portion of the Crop — in the most of them the Freedmen furnishing the labor, Forage for stock, farming impliments, and provisions for themselves, securing the half of what is grown, others are more the Freedmen receiving a third of the crop, they furnishing labor, and provision themselves.

[[left margin]] Contracts for stated wages the exception 
disposition of Freedmen to get large share of the crop in prospect[[/left margin]]

Contracts for stated wages are the exception it would seem that at the time of contract making that there was a [[stress?]] on the part of the Freedmen to get as near the whole of the crop (on paper) as was possible no matter what expenses they were to incur in making and gathering it

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