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right without ever Bringing a negro to justice & in many cases if I would incourage it I could get the [[Devil?]] Kicked up any time that I would say so  it was all grown out of the negroes not wanting to contract with their former owners they have commenced contracting very rapidly in Leasing and Mining.

P.S. will it be right for me to Isue [[Issue]] Licenses for the negroes to marry or not or would it be best for the County Clk [[clerk]] to Isue them I can atend to it, if it is righ for me to do so as I have to have an asestant [[assistant]] any how
Yours Truly
John Dupery
Bolivar