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Headquarter Sub Dist of Yazoo Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Aband. Lands Yazoo City Oct 31st 1867 Capt. J. W. Sunderland A.A.A. Genl. Bu.R.F. & A.L. Vicksburg Miss Captain I have the honor to submit the following Report of Operation of this Office for the month of Oct 1867. [[left margin]] Number of freed People in District [[/left margin]] In Yazoo County 112.48 Washington Co East of Sunflower River not known [[left margin]] Condition and how paid [[/left margin]] The condition of the freedmen for the future is not Encouraging. The crops are falling far short of what was expected. A Majority of them will be in debt at the final settlement. one caus it that they were entirely destitute at the commenant [[commencement]] of the year. And it was nesessay [[necessary]] for the Employers to advance them in order to put them in a condition to
Transcription Notes:
The Big Sunflower River is the full name of the river.