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Bu. R.F and A.L. Office Sub Asst Comr Brook Haven Miss October 31st 1867 1st Lieut Merritt Barber 34th U.S. Infantry. A.A.A. Genl Bu R.F. and A.L. Lieut., I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of this Office for the Month of October 1867. I The number of Freed people in this Sub Dist, in the Year 1866 was as follows Copiah County 9.140 Lawrence County 4.093 Part of Franklin 1.500 14.733 II The freed people of this Sub Dist have generally been working well and they are improving. There are still many complaints for settlement from the labor of last year, and not one has been investigated in this Office, but have been found to have some foundation in injustice to the Complainant. With regard to settlement for this Years work, freedman are universally in debt to their Employers, for advances and many questions arise as the time approaches for a division of the Crop- In the examination of accounts presented in some cases, exorbitant prices have been charged for supplies and advances as high as 1 50/ per Cent upon the Market Value of supplies III A majority of the contracts for this year are for a portion of the crop - Few are for stipulated wages
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