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I do not think that a better behaved, better treated, or better clad set of Freedpeople can be found in the whole South than is to be found among the waiters and other house servants in and around Lexington -

Very Respectfully
Your Obt. Sevt.
J.W. Sharp
Capt. & Asst. Supt. F.B.
Rockbridge, Bath & Alleghany Cos. Va.