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P.S. I wish to know what your advice is in regard to taking possession of Abandoned Land. Shall I take possession of more than I may deem necessary [[strikethrough]] for [[/strikethrough]] to settle the Freedmen who will come on my hands, being certain that I have sufficient - or shall I take possession of large tracts with verry little probability of settling them. It would be well to bear in mind that there is little else but Land to seize here & in this state they can be made to bring in no revenue to speak of.  My own impression is that a large amount of land more than we shall require to settle reffugee negroes upon will be more bothersome