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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