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of frequent occurrence.  Also refusing to pay them & yet no power to enforce my orders.

Give me power or please relieve me - I feel like a fool to pass judgement, & then be told I cant enforce it.

In regard to contracts numerous complaints are made of freedmen breaking them. Is it feeling, irrespective of laws to enforce them by punishment if necessary - or must they be permitted to desist & abandon their Contracts & sometimes in debt to the planter, at their mill & tell the planter, he respect [?] to his action for damages on the Civil side of the Court

Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt
A N Stone

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Stopped at the first sentence of the 3rd paragraph - called to a meeting. sorry!