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has been so much trouble, has failed, through indolence or indifference, to collect arrears of rent from tenants whom the Bureau Court would have compelled to pay. The tenants, who did intend to leave at the end of the year, are demoralized by not being held to their bargains, and will be apt to remain where they are, until forced off.  Mr. Cooke creates the difficulty, and expects the Government to help him out of it.  

The same is true of Dr. Powers, Agent for the Powers farm, upon which Slabtown is situated. 
 
Had landlords demanded and insisted on the prompt payment of rents when due, the troublesome populations of Hampton and Yorktown would have arrived much nearer to a healthy and settled state than they now are. After warning and threatening tenants, the land owners have subsided into apparent indifference whether rents were paid or not, whether tenants left or not, occasionally loudly

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when a word is split between pages, the FULL WORD is to be transcribed on both pages (here, the last word is "loudly") ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-10-06 13:14:44 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-10-06 16:42:24