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McIntosh County
near Darien December 10th 1865

Honored Sir

I have the Honor of acknowledging the receipt of a copy of your remarks, to the Georgia State convention on the 27th of October last which reached me on the 8th of the present month. 

We have, as yet, no mail facilities in this county, which will account for my delay in returning you my thanks for your Kindness. I was appointed a Delegate from this county to said convention, but was detained at home by sickness, which I much regret, as it would have afforded me much pleasure, to listen to your remarks, you have certainly a correct view of the relative situation of our colored people with ourselves.

Brought suddenly from a state of bondage to one of freedom, our colored people are impressed with the idea, that freedom means they can go where they please, do as they please, and work when they please, and be upheld in so doing by the Government, also that after the first day of next January, they will be provided with land and plantation utensils, to enable them to prepare for planting, calculating at the same time to receive assistance in provisions, until their crops are matured.

Now it is evident, that with such expectations on the part of our colored people, we must expect much