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him by those whites in the neighborhoods, unless they are interested in the result - The citizens of Mecklenburg, preeminently deserve credit (?) for driving sharp bargains in the matter of wages for labor, average $6 to $8 per mo. Unfortunately I arrived here too late to materially correct this. The demands for labor exceeds the supply, and I may report that there are not seemingly any vagrants or or unemployed freedmen in this Co. I am, Capt, Very Respt Your Obt Svt - Jas W Powell Capt V.R.C. & Bvt Lt. Col U.S.A. Asst. Supt. &c Thro' Supt. 2d Dist. Va. [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]
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Reopened for Editing 2024-02-20 15:23:34 this writer often makes his periods and commas long... remember they're using old fashioned ink pens when they write.
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Reopened for Editing 2024-02-22 21:52:36