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Under the present arrangement, however, the freedmen in the main receive fair trials at their levels. Time alone can wear away their prejudice and until then the importance of the Freedmen Bureau with a judicious exercise of its authority, cannot be overestimated.

I would here lamentably add that there is a good deal of larceny going on, much of which is undetected, and [[is]] believed that in much of it white men are at the bottom though the Freedmen got the credit of it, as the people are very ready to lay the change at their door. 

Very Respectfully 
J.M. Kimball
Lt. & Asst Supt