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Bureau R.F. and A. Lands
Head Quarters Sub District Meridian
Meridian Miss January 31 1868

Merritt Barber
1st Lieut - 34th U.S. Infantry
Acting Assistant Adjutant General
Bureau R.F. and A. Lands
Vicksburg Miss
 
Sir-
I have the honor to submit the following report of operations of the B.R.F. and A. Lands, Sub Dist of Meridian - for the Month ending January 31st 1868.

Number 1. "Number of Freedpeople in this Sub District" - About (5000) Five thousand

Number 2. "Their condition, and how they have been paid for work"-
Extremely poor. Worked by contract and their pay a share of the Crops - this has in almost every instance been entirely consumed by their expenses for subsistance during the year = I am thoroughly convinced that the accounts are of a fraudulent character =

Number 3. "Nature of contracts for the present year" -
Know of none having been made-