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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and A.L.
Office Agent Sub Dist of Columbus
Columbus Miss Nov 5. 1867.

Lieut M. Barber
A. A. A. Genl Bureau R. F. & A. L.
Vicksburg Miss

Lieut,
In compliance with Circular Instructions I have the honor to make the following report of the operations of this Bureau at this station during last month.

I.
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No of Freedpeople in the Sub District [[left margin]]
I have no knowledge of any variation in the population of this Sub District since the date of my last report.

II.
[[/left margin]] Conditions & how they have been paid for work[[/left margin]]
The moral condition of the freedpeople without questions improves daily, yet the activity of the improvement varies materially in different localities - some indicate a slow, dogr.l.][doggerel]] process, others a rapid vigorous one - to a person interested in their welfare, the former creates discouragement while the latter encouragement.