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are not without foundation. I have noticed a disposition on the part of some Whites to make charges against the Freedmen for lost time more than proportionate to the amount of their wages, and the Freedmen have been instructed by me not to allow any such charges at their final settlements 
Some of the Whites complain that they are unable to hire freedmen for the next year on account of their unwillingness to engage by the year, while other say they find no difficulty in engaging hands. and the result of my inquiries leads me to think that the former class are those who are hard masters and pay small wages while the latter class are those who pay fair wages and take some interest in the welfare of the freedmen all of this class have already engaged all the labor they require, and have secured the best of the Freedmen for the ensuing year. 

There is generally a good understanding between the Whites and Freedmen, and matters are progressing very smoothly in the sub District notwithstanding the efforts of a number

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