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NARA 541

requesting your approval thereof, or that you will send an agent of your Bureau up to represent the negroes. 
We wish to take no advantage of them whatever, but at the same time we wish to be secure in our remedy to enforce the terms of the agreement.
Very respectfully
Yours &c
John A. Richardson
Thomas H. Sutton

P.S.
We have several white tenants, men of property &c  who give us the same rent, or portion of the crops, as is set forth in the enclosed copy. None who give less. The Terms are such as are generally required and given.