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They can expel him and save his part of The Crop that they will contend he has forfeited. In all cases of this sort we ought to have authority to decide these cases independent of such contracts-decide them according to Justice. 
If a negro proves a good character, that he has been respectful to his employer, has worked faithfully, has obeyed all his orders, up to the time that complaint is made against him, I contend he should be paid for his hast services.
Please inform me if the plaintiff in the case sent up to you has the right to appeal from my decision.-I thought we had exclusive and final jurisdiction in such cases. If the plaintiff be allowed to appeal in such cases they will do it in order to keep the poor negro out of his wages and run him to all the expense they can.
In the case of Mr. Blow he asked for an order to expel the two negroes from the place. I granted it, and ordered the two boys not to go back, as they had no right there. A gentleman who wanted hands hired them immediately and sent his wagon after them and their things. The wagon got about half way to Mr. Blow's place when the driver met one of the expelled freedmen coming to inform him that Mr. Blow and them had made it up and they were going to remain with him. The negro said that Mr. Blow told them that was "joking" about expelling them. Respectfully, J.A. Pruitt, J.P.

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