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violate their orders, and then boast of it. And allow me to say in conclusion, that it was not until settlements had to be made between the negro and his employer, that I was enabled to see the real benefits arising from the Freedmen's Bureau. But now I am thoroughly convinced on that subject, and I hear many other men express themselves in the same way. If you permit Harpers case to pass by unnoticed, and he occupying the high position he does, we apprehend that it will work a bad influence.
(sgd) Justice.