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and sixty (160) Freedmen in camp with no provisions made for the coming winter. Brush arbors are their only protection or shelter. They will suffer intensely and that very soon unless they build some rude houses or are removed to some other point where shelter can be provided. I made a tour through the camp and urged upon them to go to the surrounding plantations and secure homes, yet many of them will not do so and must be cared for.

There is a large tract of land purchased by the Confederate Government known as the Rolling Mill tract., upon which cast iron factories were erected. The founderies have been burned down, but there are a number of good cabins upon the tract, enough to accomodate the destitute of that whole section of the State. Good water is convenient and employment could be given Freedmen in cutting wood for Government. This tract is now in charge of Treasury Agents. It seems but right that it should be assigned, temporarily, for Freedmen purposes, that suffering may be avoided during the coming 

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