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surrender an order was issued to the freedmen directing them to remain on the plantations of their late owners for victuals and clothes and medical attendance. And no formal contracts for wages were over made with the freedmen of their bounty except in a few instances until the beginning of the year 1866. But supposing this avails nothing - here is a fact that will. In order to have a full and explicit statement made to his freedmen and in order that they might have a full understanding of their antics and the relations that they sustained to him Dr. John H. Crisp invited the Commanding officer of the post here at that time and the provost Marshal Capt. J. M. Walker 23rd Iowa Infantry to accompany him to his plantation. The negroes were then assembled together and speeches made to them by Capt Walker and the other officers and they were told in distinct terms that they should stay on the place for the remainder of 1865 (it being then near midsummer) and that their remuneration would be their victuals and clothes and medical attention. To this they did  

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