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in the Country and not so much money expended in the Towns and Cities as the negroes must be our producers for the prosperity of the Country and - for their own prosperity I belive their aught to be inducements held out in the Country for them to remain and cultivate the Lands in place of having them gathered up in such numbers in the Towns and Cities as they say to send their children to school. I belive if a suitable person had charge of the school matters in the Country that their could be schools started all over the country for the Freedmen. I hope you will give these matters you consideration I shall be compeled to ask to be relived of the duties  of Agent of the Bureau without more pay for my time; Col Harmount left it to myself to set a price for my services and I agreed to act as agent if the Bureau would pay me twenty five dollars pr. Month runing back to the first of March 1866 when approving contracts ceased to pay. but he said he could not without your approval go back farther than the first of July. I have worked on at twenty five dollars pr Month but so much of my time has been occupied in the last two months that I must either have more pay or turn the matter over to the supertendent My buisness transactions and social intercourse has been very pleasant with the supertendant and all connected with the Bureau and should you decide