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Crop, "hill picking time."
Second, protection against injury to the stock of the Freedmen, such as the shooting down and felling of their hogs, which may chance to stray off the lands occupied wholly by themselves upon those of the neighboring Planters, although it is the season for stock to run at large on the Places, and those of the Planters stray upon the lands occupied by the Freedmen without injury to such stock. 
Third, protection against the arbitrary assumptions of persons going upon lands leased and occupied by Freedmen committing Trespasses, even in defiance of all remonstrance by cutting certain timber, removing and carrying away Shrubbery, digging up and carrying off material found and embedded, such as iron, bones, in large quantities, and may make merchandise to those who assume such.  
If assurance for protection could be given to the Freedmen in such cases as the above, which are at present actual cases [[strikethrough]] at present [[strikethrough]] under investigation in this Sub District of the Bureau. I could see as good reason so far as this Section is concerned, for a continuance of the Bureau after the limitation by Act of Congress creating it. 
The cases herein named are now in course of prosecution before the Bureau in this Sub District, I am sorry to have it to state, are all against Northern men. 
I have the honor to be General,
Your Most Obedt. Servt.
M.R. Delany
Major & A.S.A. Comr.,
Bu. of R. F. and A. Lands.    

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[[strikethrough]] text [[/strikethrough]] Major Delany listed at top of previous page - (truck out) - Name was Major Martin R. DELANY - Acting Sub Asst. Commissioner. (A.S.A. Com'r). - ONLINE BOOK.