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Head Quarters " U.S. Forces 
Gainsville Ala " Sept 14th-1865
Brig" Genl" Wages Swayne
Supt" of Freedmen
Montgomery~ "Ala"

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

~"General",
 
Having been detailed as Asst Supt of Freedmen - for this "Post" by Col." Joseph W Harper and having been directed to you for instructions I would respectfully request information in regard to the following cases.

What contracts are valid.?" What shall be done with Freedmen who leave their employers, after having made valid contracts with them?

What shall be done with employers for failing to fulfill their part of a contract? What can be done with employers for making unlawful contracts?  What can be done with employers who maltreat their employees? 

What can be done with employers for threatening to shoot or making other threats to compel their employees to leave their employ after crops are gathered?

What can be done for certain old decrepid and
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