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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Office Sub Commissioner
District Skipwith Landing Dec 15th 1865

Maj T.S. Free, Inspect Genl F.B. State Mississippi

Major

I have the honor to submit the following report of matters in my District up to date.

In my monthly report dated November 30th I gave as minutely as possible an epitome of all matter of interest at that time.  Since then the necessity of my action and presence in the protection of Freedmen has become doubly apparent.

There seems to be a deep rooted feeling of hate, and a desire to show enmity, by the white towards the black people, that the contiousness of the former is not able to conceal, at least in my District.  Freedmen have come to me with cheeks pounded, eyes badly injured, teeth knocked out and other evidences of