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necessity for education, and a willingness to make some sacrifice to obtain it for their children. Only one School has been taught at New Store; by a colored man, who is neither a competent or fit instructor of Youth. The people of Maysville are making an effort to secure a school building at that place, in aid of which the Bureau has appropriated ($200) Two hundred dollars.

Taxes
1868 and 9
Taxes are ($2.50/100) Two dollars and Fifty cents. Poll Tax and (40¢) Forty cents per ($100) one hundred dollars.

Road duty
About time of Circuit Court a few days labor was done on Roads, but as a rule they are quite neglected. and will again be dangerous if not impassable during Winter and Spring.

Political differences
Political differences have been, and under more quiet seeming, still are, intense. Pronises of land &c made to ignorant men, were greedily swallowed and some of these colored firebrands have not hesitated to excuse themselves for unfulfilment of their absurd, promises by telling them that white men, and even government officers, are the cause of the failure. White Orators are not behind colored men in their senseless ravings against Northern men, and as natural consequence the freedmen are bewildered and unsettled and will continue so, as long as this battle of falsehoods is being fought over their heads.

Crops
To one accustomed to Northern cultivation, the crops of Corn would appear miserable, but Farmers all agree they are much better than last year and that it is probably enough is raised to support the people, and what little stock they have left. Tobacco was late and though cut so as to escape frost, is only a medium crop per acre.

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12.11.2023 - Transcribed per guidelines (spelling transcribed as is) and marking for review ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-11 08:30:41