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greater than the same class of blacks. I have requested the Boards of Police of the various counties to furnish me with statistics but they have failed to do so.

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[[left margin]]Number of rations issued and to what class of People.[[/left margin]]

The rations furnished for distribution to the destitute under authority of "joint resolution of Congress. approved March 2." 1864," have been issued through the Boards of Police of the various Counties. The total number of pounds of Pork issued to this date, are 3553; pounds of Corn are 21947, of which 824, pounds of Pork and 5585 pounds of Corn, were issued to 142 whites and 14 freedmen in Lowndes County; 810. pounds Pork and 5502 pounds Corn to 122 whites and 34 freedmen in Winston County; 368 pounds Pork and 2660 pounds Corn to 62 whites and 5 freedmen in Noxubee County, 403 pounds Pork and 1120  pounds Corn to 76 whites in Monroe County; [[strikethrough]]and[[/strikethrough]] 748 pounds Pork and 4802 pounds Corn to 85 whites and 11 freedmen in Oktibeha County and 400 pounds Pork and 2278 pounds Corn to 87 whites in Chickasaw County, Whole number in district to whoom [[whom]] rations have been issued, whites 574. Freedmen 64. The counties of Winston and Noxubee have since been detached from this district.

The municipal authorities distributing the rations inform me, in answer to my inquiries, that they gave due notice of the receipt and of the time for the distribution of rations, that no distinction was made in color, but the