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or advantage of the freedmans ignorance has come to my notice The freedmen are banding themselves together for their own improvement & protection they have their Union rilef [[relief]] Societies to take care of the sick and bury their dead in a Christian like manner, At [[strikethrough]] The [[/strikethrough]]Berryville the freedmen are raising money to buy a lot & build a church and school house combined They seem to realize that they will be oblige to take care of them selves & educate their young without any support from the Government after a short time There is a good amt of talk amongst the whites who are opposed to reconstruction of forcing the freedmen (over)