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to them and making the freedmen believe they forfeit their part of the contract, employing them without written contracts and when the work is done pretend to get mad at them, and drive them off, without pay making false contracts and getting the freedmen to sign them and various other plans of chichanery. 

James M. Hipkins Agent for Macon and Sumner Cos reports

In regard to the "Lincoln Temperance Society" I have spoken to several of the leading cold. men and they are favorably impressed with the idea, and think after the busy season is over, they will be able to form quite a society here.

I took a tour through Sumner and Macon Cos. visiting the different points prominent in them. I must say, I was very agreeably surprised to find so good a feeling existing throughout the counties at Hartsville I talked with several of the leading men and find them willing to submit to most any thing