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teaching them to become creditable citizens and useful members of society.

Much indifference, and a lack of interest is manifested by many of the whites towards the Freedman, a decided stand is taken, by many of them to ignore the recent acts of Congress, and to throw every impediment not only in the way of labor but also education, as the question of destitution amongst the Colored people, to them it is a mere matter of derision, and of education a scoff.  Great difficulty exists in procuring pay for labor performed, this is more particularly applicable to the cases of women who go out for "day hire", after working hard and well earning the small pittance which becomes their due, it is too often they are put off with the promise of future payment and sometimes are unable to obtain it.

A large amount of sickness prevails amongst the Freedmen at the present time