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a substantial building, as barely comfortable, receiving plain food with a small annual clothing allowance. The colored paupers live in a low, dirty, offensive out-building, and sleep in a filthy garret which I looked into, but the  stench of which I could not endure.

Lieut Sherwood states that, so far as he has known ( 2 of his division) (freedmen) receive full justice from the Civil Courts in cases in which they are interested against whites. From a great deal of inquiring I am strongly of the opposite opinion. There is, in that section, a deep, strong dissatisfaction among the colored people, they believe the whites do not wish to give them any chance to buy land, to make money, or get their rights. Making large allowance for their inability to purchase extensive tracts, which whites, are, I think, willing to sell to any one, for thriftlessness, and for their sensitive, suspicious, jealous nature, I cannot but think they are right. From hearing the talk among whites about Eastville and Drummondtown, and from what northern settlers say, I am convinced that a white jury would not render justice to a freedman in all cases. Some of

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