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= eral [several] of the persons laboring upon the farm. In conscience none of this intimidation and threat all the people except the helpless family of Eldrige Durden whose wife is very far advance in pregnancy, abandoned their comfortable huts, during the night of the 5th inst and are now strolling through the country.
About 75 acres of corn, were planted this spring, and worked by pauper labor, and the proceeds, of the crop if properly cared for during the growing season will more than pay the expense of supporting the people on the "Farm."
Beside, supplying labor for tilling the land, this "Farm" was a Depot [[strikethrough]] at [[strikethrough]] from which labor was supplied to the surrounding country and all able bodied persons as soon as they arrived, were provided with places, except Eldrige Derden who was needed to take charge of teams &c. The threats of this officer have therefore not only deprived the farm of its laboring force but broken up the Depot whence the neigh-

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---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-01-17 20:39:04 first word is "-eral" (several), the prior page has "sev-"