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Sea Island Cotton I saw any where, 52 acres of corn, besides crops of Sweet potatoes, melons &c. &c.  He hires 20 laborers who with their families are living pleasantly in [[strikethrough]] their [[/strikethrough]] quarters around the great house, and appeared to be working contentedly - His name is Henry Mc Millen, a full black, cannot read or write, "figures everything" he says "in his head".  This is an uncommon case, but shows what the negro can do.  Between 6 & 700 families along the coast of South Carolina either already have, or will soon obtain titles to homesteads, for which they have paid.  The great question of the negroes every where is, how can we get land of our own? and those who occupy plantations simply abandoned, are at the present time full of anxiety

There is a class of refugee negroes who came upon the coast and Islands very destitute and too late for planting, who will need assistance during the coming winter, not in food, for the lien upon the crops of those who have a start will be sufficient to ration them.  Their principal want will be cheap clothing and blankets.  If these can be furnished it will not only meet the demands of humanity but will save much expence in hospital arrangements.