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0289 state that the Freedmen in the three counties are free from the vice of intemperance to a remarkable degree - I have been here for more than a year and, during that period I have not seen one that could be called drunk - though I have seen some who had been drinking. Very Respectfully Your Obt. Servt. J.W. Sharp Brvt. Major U.S.V. & Asst. Sub. Asst. Commissioner Rockbridge, Bath & Alleghany Cos. Va.
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J.W. Sharp