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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 J 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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| Dec 30th 1865 | Greensboro | Asa Teal | 7 | 16 | 46 | 69 | 396 | " | " | 326 | 1 | " | 327 | 850 | 71 | $10- | $6 | $8- | " | " | " | " | No full reports have been received from the offices at Morganton, Lexington or in Anson County.  Fewer complaints are made of late & they are more trifling in their nature than formerly.  Most of the Planters near the stations have settled for this years labor.  No great alacrity is shown in entering into contracts, the whites generally preferring to pay in money & the blacks as generally desiring to have a share in the crops.  In the Charlotte Sub-district labor is in more demand & contracts are made for better prices than in other Sub-district.  The Blacks distrust the whites and often refuse to do business with them unless they get the advice of an officer of the Bureau.  The dread of negro insurrection is gone, but many negroes are carrying arms, and I consider it prudent to disarm those detected in making bad use of them. |

| " [[ditto for Dec 30th 1865]] | Charlotte | Capt J C Barnett | 34 | 58 | 100 | 192 | 176 | " | 29 | 13 | " | 29 | 13 | 2035 | 35 | $8- | $6 | 1/3 to 1/2 of Crop | " | " | " | " | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

| " [[ditto for Dec 30th 1865]] | Salisbury | Lt W A Harper. | 9 | 33 | 72 | 114 | 102 | " | 22 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 1109 | 20 | $8. | $5 | 1/4 to 1/3 of Crop | " | " | " | " | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

| " [[ditto for Dec 30th 1865]] | Morganton | Lt E. A Harris. | No Camp at Morganton. | No Camp at Morganton. | No Camp at Morganton. | No Camp at Morganton | No Camp at Morganton. | No Camp at Morganton |   |   |   |   |   |   | 32 | $8. | $5. |   |   |   |   |   | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

| " [[ditto for Dec 30th 1865]] | Lexington | W H Henderson | No Camp at Lexington | No Camp at Lexington | No Camp at Lexington | No Camp at Lexington | No Camp at Lexington | No Camp at Lexington |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

| " [[ditto for Dec 30th 1865]] | Anson Co. | W M Farlane | No Camp in Anson Co. | No Camp in Anson Co. | No Camp in Anson Co. | No Camp in Anson Co. | No Camp in Anson Co. | No Camp in Anson Co. |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

|   |   | Total | 50 | 107 | 218 | 365 | 674 | " | 51 | 348 | 2 | 51 | 350 | 3994 | 158 | " | " | " | " | " | " | " | [[see text in column 24 above]] |

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Headquarters ^[[Supt Dist W N C]],
^[[Salisbury NC]],
^[[Dec 30th]], 1865.

^[[Bvt Col & A. A. G. 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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Question: Unsure how to fill in columns when text covers multiple columns (see Morganton, Lexington, and Anson entries)