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themselves and to make the best of it.

The situation of the Freedpeople is much better than it was one year ago this time, as far as the necessaries of life are concerned, as they have had more experience in knowing what is essential and have worked for better and more reliable pay. There will be some suffering among the most helpless and infirm who have no friends to help them as such are receiving no aid from the counties or other corporations: [[?]] have suffered extremely already. In some cases rations from Gov't. have been issued but this does not clothe them or furnish them with warm quarters.

In Matthews Co there are no facilities for caring for such destitute cases, as they have no Poor Administrator and the Overseers of the Poor, when called upon for aid refuse on grounds of inability, on account of low state of Finances of the county. -

I am respectfully
Your Obt Servt.
E. A. Chandler
1st. Lt. & Asst. Supt.
Bu. R.F. & A.L.

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