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[[preprinted]] Office Sub-Commissioner, Bureau Refugees, and Freedmen, Canton, Miss ^[[Oct 28]] 1865. [[/preprinted]] E Bamburger 1st Lieut A A A Genl. Sir,- I have the honor to forward the following weekly report (also some few words not in connection with a weekly report) I have approved one contract for next year I think next month there will be many more I have been visiting several important Plantations this week and talking to and lectureing the Freedmen upon their duties the most of them that I viseted want to go into contracts for next year I have already given out about fifty blank contracts for next year the wages agree'd upon is from $8 00 to $13 00 per month ^[[insertion]] (for Laborers) [[/insertion]] and from $18 00 to $20 00 for good mechanics there is no school in operation now I have secured a sight for a school house and the Freedmen are going to work this week to build a school-house it will be a frame new from the Mill no reports from the Authorized ministers to perform Marriage I have indentured three children (Orphans) and will indenture the first of next month ten more Mr Lott a wealthy Planter in [[preprinted]] 1st Lieut. 50th U. S. Colored Infantry, Sub-Commissioner. [[/preprinted]]
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("Bamburger" a misspelling of "Bamberger")