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Col. A.G. Bready                                  
Supt. C.D.
October 10. 1866

Reports no outrages committed.


Davis [[strikethrough]]Birch Burkh[[/strikethrough]] Burch
J. Peace  Caswell Co
October 10. 1866

Isaac Fuller col. v. Joseph Fuller request to try this & all and under justice.
the same for Jn Walker v. Mrs. Fanny Jones
                                       

Col. A.G. Bready
Supt. C.D.
October 12th 1866                                       

Reports no cases tried.


Col. A.G. Bready
Supt. C.D.
October 13th 1866

Sanitary Report.


L.B. P. 142
Lieut. L Porter
Asst. Supt Hillsboro
October 15th 1866

Asking information of bur. [[Bureau]] affairs prior to August 17 1866


L.B. P. 142
Col. A.G. Bready
Supt. C.D.
October 16th 1866

In compl. with your order of the 13th inst I have the honor to report, several weeks ago there was here much apprehension manifested of suffering in consequence of failure of the crops, but they turned out not to be as bad as was feared, and corn for instance, that sold for from 2-2 1/2 dollars can be got now for one dollar a bushel. There is a scarcity of food and more of money in Alamance Co., and there will be some suffering during next winter but not to such an extent that the Co. would not be able to [[meet?]] support their poor if the authorities will do their duty. In Casw. Co. the prospect is very good in this aspect. - I have no reason to believe that people will not be protected and as to schools there will soon be 3 schools for col. people in this district. if the will get aid from the government. 

October 18. 1866
Mrs. S. Cooper
Cornwell Co.

   Letter to her for Robin Cooper (Col) to settle or else she would be sued.

October 18. 1866
[[N?]]. M[[strikethrough]] [[obern?]] [[/strikethrough]] orton J.P.
   For Joe Harper col. esquire John Jinter, Alamance to try his case


October 19. 1866
Col. A.G. Bready
  Supt. C.D.
               Report new case trend


October 25th 1866
Col. A.G. Bready
  Supt. C.D.
  L.B. P. 142
     
     In compl. with your order of the 17th unit. Share the honor to report, I took charge of this office on the 17th day of August 1866. No records were turned over to me and only Lieut. [[I?]] Porter Asst dept at Hillsboro who had charge of this Subdistr. since May 1st 1866, gave me a statement of his operations, so that my report can include only the time since May 1st. - The form of contracting in this district. has been various, and may be divided in this distinct parts, one where the laborer is engaged by a motion  contract for the whole year to work a plantation for a share of the crop. This sort of contract is preferred by the land owners because it will secure them constant labor, yet it is also more [[satin?]] [[factorely?]] to the freedman. These contracts have been generally well observed, and only few complaints were made by freedmen, there their share of the crop was disputed, and none yet where the contract was approved or [[?]] by the bureau. How many contracts were thus approved, I cannot state. The other contracts are where labor is [[engaged?]] for a shorter period or only for days work, or where persons are employed as servants. The complaints here are necessary the pay is very poor, in harvest time a man received from $1 to 1 1/4 dollar. or a bundle of grain a day, at other times and now he will get 50 cts a day without bread and 25 cts with bread, then the pay is not given in kind and not in money and servants will generally

Transcription Notes:
These letters are from 1866. Supt C.D. - Superintendent Central Dist. J. Peace - Justice of the Peace L.B. P. 142 - Letter Book Page 142