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to my Office duties. There is no doubt sir but the duties here are too much for one man. But I am in splendid health and feel as though I weighed a Ton. Please give me all the aid you can in the way of advice ease up on me, and allow me time, and I will do all that any one man can do. In regard to schools I am sorry to inform you that as yet we have none, my application for Books, and Teachers are unheeded and without them I am helpless although my word of honor has been passed to the Freedmen on a number of Plantations that they should have the benefit of schools.

My pay is still in arrears, and I am nearly penniless, please do something for me in the way of allowances, or I shall be forced to leave here soon. The only means by which I could support myself lately has been to write Special contracts of rights for Planters who could not do it for themselves. I never take any pay whatsoever for any official Business and if you think it wrong for me to take pay for doing their writing please let me know and I will immediately stop it. but please bear in mind Genl. that no one can live here without money. And some person must do this writing for those who cannot do it for themselves. Hoping to hear from you soon I Remain
Very Respectfully your Obedt. Servt.
Geo C Abbott
Sub. Asst. Comm
of B of R.F. and A.L.

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