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Roseland, Nov: 27 1865
My Dear Sir,

I deeply regret that you did not carry out your purpose of spending a few days in this region. I expected you back to my house, where many of your most respectable and prominent citizens expected to meet you for the purpose of Conference with you touching the operations of the Freedmen's Bureau among our people, and to make suggestions in the premises.  They were sorely disappointed, as they, in common with our whole people, are suffering under grievances which much