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down "to the very quick"

The number of blacks are increasing for it cannot be denied but that there are many parties who after their crops are made use every means to aid themselves of further sustenance of the laborers & as stated above the position of this county geographically makes it the recipient of many such from beyond its immediate purlieus

I trust my long letter will not be [[strikethrough]] regard [[/strikethrough]] regarded as officious or obtrusive for it is written under a sense of imperative duty.

[[strikethrough]] As [[/strikethrough]] to who I am I take pleasure in referring you to most