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violence has been used no attempt made to prevent the colored men from holding their Secret League meetings of to keep them from voting as they wish.

No complaint has been made at this office of oppression during this month.

The freedmen are pursuing every effort to keep up the school in this place I believe with a little help they will keep it open the year around.

They are providing for their sick through the Union Relief Association they are proving that they are self supporting and will never be any 

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