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SEMI-MONTHLY REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF FREEDMEN, AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU, in the ^[[Southern District]] of ^[[North Carolina]] , Commanded by ^[[Major Chas I. Wickersham]] .

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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" | Ft Anderson | Lt. R. M. Drinker | 50 | 74 | 73 | 197 | 152 | = | 41 | = | 4 | 45 | 4 | 1300 | = | $10.00 | $6.00 | $10.00 | 1 | 20000 |   |   | The reports from the Sub. Districts state that the demand for labor is great among the farmers, but the Negroes utterly refuse to enter into Contracts of any length and with few exceptions refuse to make any engagement [[underlined]] at all [[/underlined]] until after the 1st of Jany waiting as they say "to see what will turn up." - Planters prefer paying them per month rather than make any contracts for sharing Crop. | 

|   | Camp Jackson | do. | 7 | 83 | 68 | 158 | 145 | = | 13 | = | = | 13 | = | 300 | = | = |   |   |   |   |   |   | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

|   | " [[ditto for Camp]] Whiting | do. | 5 | 47 | 33 | 85 | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | = |   |   |   |   |   |   | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

|   | Wilmington | do. | 10 | 48 | 86 | 144 | 110 | = | 34 | = | = | 34 | = | 1098 | = | = |   |   |   |   |   |   | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

|   |    |   | 72 | 252 | 260 | 584 | 407 |   | 88 |   | 4 | 92 | 4 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  [[see text in column 24 above]] | 

|   | Fayetteville | Lt N. Yager | 1 | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | = | 10 | 10 | $8.00 | $4.00 |   | 10 |   | 16 |   | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

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Headquarters ^[[Southern District]],
^[[of N. C. Wilmington. NC]],
^[[Novr 28th]], 1865.

[[signature]] Chas I. Wickersham [[/signature]]
^[[Brevt. Maj. & AA Genl]]
^[[Supt]]
[[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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