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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