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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Office Sub Asst Commissioner
Columbus July 11. 1867.

Major A W Preston
A.A.A. Genl Bu R.F. and A.L.
Vicksburg Miss

Major
In compliance with the requirements of Circular No 4. series of 1866. from Office of Asst Comr for State of Miss, I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the Bureau for this district for the month of June 1867.

In my opinion a large portion of the Freedmen are beginning to realize their true condition, - necessity is fast teaching them the importance of labor, However the largest portion of them feel that they are under a sort of moral coercion by the Government; its officers and agents having made them believe that unless they work for a livelihood the Government will withdraw from them its aid and protection. Remove the Government officials from among them and it is my impression they would soon settle back into their old ways of thinking and acting.