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are working land on shares and some of those who are working for a portion of the crop will do exceedingly well  Many of them will raise sufficient to support themselves and families during the whole of next year where they will be enabled to improve their condition materially.  There has been a disposition among many of the whites to give the Freedmen a good chance this year and the result has been generally satisfactory  There is another class of whites who are disposed to take advantage of the Freedmen if possible but I think there is but few of the latter class

Those whites who use the Freedmen with the most consideration make the least complaint of any and they appear to be served well by the Freedmen  Others will find fault about everything.  There are many instances also in which the Freedmen are in the wrong by using insulting language &c  There are three Freedmen now in the County Jail of Madison Co charged

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