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Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Land
Washington D.C. June 29" 1865

Brig. Genl Wager Swayne
Asst. Commissioner &c
Montgomery Ala.

General:
Enclosed please find form of contract for employment of Freedmen on plantations, which is recommended for general use in this Bureau.
A charge of ten (10) cents for each contract should be made to cover expenses of paper, printing, and revenue stamp. Each contract should be approved and registered by the Sup't of District, or other officer, duly authorized. Other forms may be used in individual cases
By order of 
Maj. Genl. O.O. Howard
Sam L. Taggart
Asst. Adjt. General.