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employers of the people they rent land from for their (the Freedmens) children to attend school. I did this as a matter of policy. In most instances the permission was granted. Where it was not the children of the Freedmen do not attend the school, I thought it best with my limited power, to have a School in peace than to have a disturbance in the Co. and get up a feeling against the School in the commencement, although seeming injustice might be done some of the Freedmen in this respect. The school is large and well attended (See School Report) Many of the Freedmen have rented farms, with the understanding that they were to find themselves provision in this section is scarce, and without money and credit, and the planters of whom they rent are not willing to help them, or if they do sell them provisions it is at very exorbitant prices, I fear the result will be suffering or crime on the part of the 

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