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Wilsons Landing Va.
Oct. 28, 65.

Col,
In compliance with your circular of Oct. 25th I make the following report (viz) 

I sent in one report in relation to the Jordan Estate to Capt. Wilder Supt. 9th Disct. recommending that such of the Freedmen as were not willing to make contract with Mr. Jordan, or such as he did not have work for be removed from the Estate, it was returned disapproved, I have been to the Estate but once since, to make a division of the crops, and then recommended the Cold. people to make contract with Mr. Jordan if they refused to do so, they would have to leave the estate and find homes for themselves, in case he did not have work for all of them, I told them to go to some of the neighboring Farmers and find employment, and I would assist in making the
  

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