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I can at any time give a full and complete history of; and will be always in a position to challenge comparison with any the most competent of my collegues  Some of them more favorably situational may have exacted more fines than I have; but, for effectiveness and the future welfare of the freedmen and the country generally, I will not shrink from comparison with any one  I always have had an eye to the future more than to the present 

The labors if the sub asst commissioners are now only beginning.  Litigation will be almost universal this fall, and should be guarded against.  It will take the utmost vigilance on the part of everyone connected with the Bureau to secure a portion of what the negro bargained for

Could I possibly get away, I would be glad to come down and exchange ideas with you.  Should I not, and should I continue in office, you can rest satisfied I will attend to the duties for which I was commissioned   You can also rest assured I will never be called to account for cruelty to, or unfairness towards the negro

My commission was originally blank, or contained a blank space in which to insert the name of the place I might choose to establish as my Head Quarters. I have to day inserted Seguin, Guadaloupe County.  I could find a more agreeable neighborhood; but necessity calls for a post here;