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to leave them wholly destitute of these instructions would be destructive to the peace and prosperity of all 

The closing up of the Bureau is spoken of with regret by large majority of the whites and by all the freedmen.

I am General
Very respectfully 
Wm. P. Austin
A.S.A. Comr.

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