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Department of State
Washington Oct 3 1866

Seward W. H.

States that there are plans on foot to induce Freedmen to go to foreign Countries, where they are promised higher wages. Suggests that the Officers of the Bureau advise Freedmen to be cautious how they contract to go to foreign countries.

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