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Jefferson Geo Dec 18/65
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"Silman Jas. B"

States that an opinion prevails county that the employer is Bound to give a Bond to U S to make the validity of a contract with freedpeople, and that the citizens state that they will make no contract with the freedpeople consequently a great many of them will be thrown out of employment, and if a Bond is required his requests a form &c.

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

Ans Dec 23/65
Recd O.A.AC Dec 22/65