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Office Bureau RF & AL Sub Dist of Corinth Corinth Oct 31st 1867 Lieut Merritt Barber' 4th US Infty. A.A.A. Genl Bu RF & AL Vicksburg Miss Lieut According to instructions contained in Circular Letter of July 25th 1867, I have the honor to submit the following report. for the month of October First (1st) [[left margin]] Number of Freedpeople in the Sub Dist [[/left margin]] According to the census of 1866 there are 3769 freed people in the Sub District Second (2d) [[left margin]] Their Condition [[/left margin]] Their condition is generally good. They are in most instances paid for their labor. Some Complaints have been made against employers Third (3d) [[left margin]] Nature of Contracts [[/left margin]] The Majority of the Freedmen are working for a Stipulated portion of the crop. Fourth (4th) [[left margin]] No of Sick, infirm or Suffering from want [[/left margin]] I have knowledge of but few Suffering from want. There are eight (8) freedpeople who are supported by the pauper fund in the County Fifth (5th) [[left margin]] No of rations issued to what class of people [[/left margin]] There were no rations issued during the month of October Sixth (6th) [[left margin]] Schools & their Condition [[/left margin]] There is but one School in this Sub Dist for freed-people and it is in a languishing