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SEMI-MONTHLY REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF FREEDMEN, AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU, in the ^[[District]] of ^[[West North Carolina]] , Commanded by ^[[Col. Jasper Packard]] .

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| 1 DATE. | 2 STATION. | 3 OFFICER IN CHARGE. | 4 No. of Men. | 5 No. of Women. | 6 No. of Children. | 7 Aggregate. | 8 Aggregate last report. | 9 GAIN. By Birth. | 10 GAIN. Received. | 11 LOSS. Discharged. | 12 LOSS. By Death. | 13 TOTAL GAIN. | 14 TOTAL LOSS. | 15 Total No. of Rations issued. | 16 No. of persons for whom Contracts have been made since last report. | 17 Average rate of wages since last report - as per Contract. Males. | 18 Average rate of wages since last report - as per Contract. FemaleS. | 19 Average prices for which Contracts are made. | 20 No. of Farms (Abandoned Lands,) worked by Freedmen. | 21 Aggregate No. of Acres. | 22 No. of Town Lots in possession of Bureau. | 23 Aggregate rents received per month or as per Contract, for Lots or Buildings. | 24 REMARKS. (SEE NOTES 1 AND 2.) |
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| Novr 15/65 | Charlotte | Capt. John. C Barnitt | 65 | 88 | 159 | 312 | 280 | √ | 66 | 31 | 3 | 66 | 34 | 3250 | 13 | $8.- | $6.- | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | In the Subdistrict of Charlotte the freedmen are mostly working with their former masters, but do not seem inclined to make contracts, as they believe it is but another system of slavery-  Capt Barnitt is of the opinion that by Christmas, (the usual time of making contracts) that they will make them for the next year-  Before the end of the month the camp there will be reduced to 100 or 150-  The greater part of the Freedmen there are refugees from other states & can obtain no employment here.  when deserving - transportation is applied for for 
them.- 

Many of the rations issued at Greensboro are issued to refugees going home-  Rations are also given out in the Counties of Guilford, Davidson, Randolph, Stokes, Rockingham, Forsythe, Orange & Alamance,

A school of 400 pupils is in operation at Greensboro 2 schools at Salisbury-

Expenses are constantly incurred at Greensboro for the hire of citizen medical men & making coffins for freedmen-

A fuller report will be made as soon as I become better acquainted with affairs in the District-  

| " [[ditto for Novr 15/65]] | Salisbury | Lt. W. A Harper | 15 | 36 | 58 | 109 | 107 | √ | 5 | [[blank]] | 3 | 5 | 3 | 714 | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | 
[[see column 24 text above]] | 

| " [[ditto for Novr 15/65]] | Greensboro | Capt W. C. Mills. | 15 | 110 | 240 | 365 | 330 | √ | 38 | [[blank]] | 3 | 38 | 3 | 6067 | [[blank]] | $8.- | $5.- | $7.- | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[see column 24 text above]] | 

| [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | 95 | 234 | 457 | 786 | 718 | √ | 108 | 31 | 9 | 108 | 40 | 10031 | 13 | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] |

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Headquarters ^[[Superintendent Western District]],
^[[Salisbury N. C.]],
^[[Novr 15th]], 1865.

[[signature]] Clinton A. Cilley [[/signature]]
^[[Bt. Col. & AAS Vols.]]
^[[Superintendent]]
[[strikethrough]] Commanding. [[/strikethrough]]

NOTE I. - In the Column of Remarks, give all facts of interest or importance in relation to the Freedmen, and the practical workings of the Bureau, particularly in relation to the Contract System, whether there is an increasing desire on the part of Freedmen to obtain work, or the contrary, temper of the people in reference to Freedmen, &c., &c.

NOTE II. - This report will be made by District Commanders on the 14th and 28th of each month, from the last report of Stations received at that date.  It will be sent from each Station or Freedmen's Camp by the officer in charge thereof, in season for the District Report to be made out as directed above.  The Column of Remarks, in addition to the remarks of the Officer in Charge of Station, will contain any suggestions or remarks of the District Commander.
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