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determined that the Federal Government shall receive no credit for the great good it proposes to accomplish; at the same time, however, they seize the supplies sent them for issue with hungry avidity, make way with them some how, and condescend to make neither report nor expression of appreciation or gratitude. I am aware this sounds incredible, but it is true.

The other day the Judge of Probate called on me and requested that the rations be delivered to the civil authorities in bulk, to be distributed to the poor by the overseers, and at the same time presented a list of the destitute in the County made by the overseers. I stated that his plan would deprive a large part of the truly destitute from all benefit of the issues, and he replies, "that would make no difference - first come, first served." I asked him how many colored people were on his list, and he positively answered, that he had not thought of them; and on examination we found that there were four hundred and twenty six whites and