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be improper to add that the town of Hanover is situated in a fine agricultural region, settled by wealthy farmers, where there is always a demand for labor, - it also contains a college known as "Hanover College", the boarding houses and washing for students requiring a larger amount of "female help" than most towns of this size. I am confident that if there were double the number of colored people at this place, they could find employment. It was intimated when winter came on, that the people would not be as comfortable as now. This is quite likely, but the same class, of people, if work is not to be obtained, are not comfortable anywhere. They are quite as likely to get work here as any place I know of, and I am satisfied the people residing here will not permit any great amount of suffering.

Respectfully submitted
S.H. Lathrop
Bt Col USV & A.A.I. Genl

Col O H Hart
A.A.G.