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through a Mr Milton a Brother in Law the Corn and Fodder was appraised by disinterested persons and the Freedmen who held his notes positively refused to accept it at what it was appraised, and in the presence of Mr Milton I told them then that I would have [[crossed out]] ing [[/crossed out]] nothing more to do with the matter. And told Mr Milton to say to Maj Goodfellow that he might do what he pleased with it.  As to hauling any of it away, and to my Stable I know that nothing of the kind was done, the arrangement with Col Ashford to Gen Hale the Cotton was made by myself & Mr. Milton and was Goodfellows own proposition I was relieved before the Gining was Completed. And I presented my successor Mr Gewen with a Statement of amount due the hands and told him to secure it out of the Crop then on hand being more than half of the amount raised. I am Satisfied that the Bureau has done all in its power to protect the Freedmen. And I know of no just cause of Complaint that Goodfellow can make, unless it is his failure to pay the poor Freedmen what he has borrowed from them in clean Cash to Speculate and make a fortune on as he gave them to understand he would, leaving them after a years hard labor without a Cent.
I am General,
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
Jno Jones
1st Lt 4th V.R.C. & Bt Maj U. S. V.