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convinced from this, that the influence brought to bear upon these people by these designing and unscrupulous political demagogues, has given encouragement to vagrancy.- That is, by encouraging these people to hold off, and decline to enter into arrangements for the coming year, in the hope of getting better prices, they are substantially encouraging indolence, and laying the foundation for distress and suffering among those who could live comfortably if they would work. The poor houses are full to overflowing, and not one-fourth of those who are really worthy of assistance can be accommodated with either quarters of food by the County authorities.

Very Respectfully  
Your Obt Servant
Jno W Jordan
Sub Asst Coms Bureau R.F.&A.L.
11th Sub Dist Va.

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