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work reminds me of a case which occured some days ago, where one of the oldest white families, here consisting of several strong healthy men, who are daily seen here lounging around doing nothing, too lazy, and proud to work; the wife of the party in question came to this office, and very modestly requested me to send a team, and plough up her land: that she was very poor, and had nothing to eat, and if I would send her some Corn, Pork, Sugar, &c, she would thank me; the "Yankees" had ruined her place &c. I merely cite this case to show that the persons, who complain so bitterly of the negro not working, forget to set them a proper example and would rather beg, than display their independence of the "Contemptable Yankee": but yesterday a gentleman; who had refused twenty thousand dollars for his farm, and would not sell it, to any Yankee, for less than thirty five thousand in gold came to one of the clerks of the office and begged for some old pens, penholders, ink, paper &c saying he was so poor &c. These cases may not be very applicable to the Report, but not knowing but you desired to