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reports, and I am unable to see any change for the better till the present political issues are settled and that it is understood that a vast majority of the earnest thinking American people who served the Union have seriously determined, as they have a right to determine, upon the terms of restoration now extended to the South,- and that evry man has the right and can vote for such measures as to him may seem best. 

They (The freedmen) begin to realize that if they are to have anything they have got to save what they earn, and much more will be saved this season than any previous one. 

All over the Dist they are buying land and building their Shanties, and the officers are rendering great assistance in giving advise - examining titles &c. They are anxious to be property holders - and are bound to have homes if they can buy the lands.

The Schools are preparing to open the 1st prox, and it is expected that more of them will be established and greater interest manifested with larger attendance than at any other session.

Transcription Notes:
prox = proximo = next month ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-12-19 13:10:14