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SEMI-MONTHLY REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF FREEDMEN, AND THE OPERATIONS OF THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU,
in the ^[[Sub. District]] of ^[[Roanoke Island, N. C.]] , Commanded by ^[[Capt. Alex. Goslin, A. Q. M. & Asst Sup't.]] 

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| 1 DATE. | 2 [[strikethrough]] STATION. [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Officer in charge]] | 3 [[strikethrough]] OFFICER IN CHARGE. [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Station]] | 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. 31st 1865. | Alex. Goslin, A. Q. M. & Asst. Sup't. | Roanoke Island N. C. | 441 | 1131 | 1354 | 2957 | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | 22 | 9 | 3 | 31 | 47417 | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | [[blank]] | The lots occupied by the freedmen upon this Island cannot be called farms, as they are mere building lots, and as the product of the ground is a mere nothing, the Freedmen are almost entirely dependent upon the Government for subsistence |

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Headquarters ^[[Roanoke Island N. C.]],
^[[Dec. 31st.]],
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^[[Alexander Goslin Capt & A. Q. M. Supt Sub Dist R. I.]]
Commanding.

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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