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honor you will see at once the freemen would have to brake up an work for bread in other words would be at the mercy of business men that once owned them as slaves

The poor men could not keep up and as a matter of course would have to break up [[oma?]] at this time of the year it would be cruel to freedmen as well as ruinous to the white man
 
Some order in my opinion aught to be published requesting such cases  I know now of several men that are in debt that have freedmen living with them an doing well that exicutions will be levied upon there mules an in that event the freedmen will be compelled to seake employment elsewhere an at reduced wages to scell mules and horses used for farming at this season of the year it will be ruinious

I am yours
With much respect
John McCaskill


Camden May 7th 1866
Jno McCaskill
States that the law allows any ones property to be levied on and sold for debt. Thinks an order necessary for the protection of freedmen
Rec May 25 1866