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who are mostly taught, by men and women of their own race, and conducted with the utmost decorum. 

Their pecuniar condition is improving, from the fact; that may have saved enough from their labor, since freed, to buy for themselves little homes, others are stocking themselves with farming implements, necessary to cultivate the soil. This will enable them to rent lands for their own cultivation, on reasonable terms, and will be more profitable to them.

The general deportment of the Freedmen has been very good. And all complaints that were made to me, during the month, have been satisfactory settled, by friend influences.

The crops of my Division have all turned out fair. The temperance society organized in this place a month ago, numbers now one hundred and twenty five members, and is encouraged by all good citizens, it bids fair towards the desired result.

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