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extended, this fact is not attributable to their poverty &c, but owing more to avoid the evil so disastrous to the fortunes & well-being of the whites in this section of the country.

In conclusion I beg to remark that the interests of the Freedmen, the Loyalists, and the Federal Government, demand the continuance of the Bureau with enlarged powers and more extended and substantial authority.

I Remain General
Very Respectfully
Your obt Sevt.
Jno W. Jordan
ASA Comr &c