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the property of the so called Confederate States. He informed me, that the wool not manufactured, had all been seized by the U.S. Marshal, or his deputy, and was stored in the warehouse of Lehman Gurr & Co. at Montgomery. He also informed me that the manufacturing Co. had shipped a considerable amount of cloth, manufactured by them for the Confederate Gov't, to N Orleans for sale, and, that they had not yet received returns from the disposal of it. He said the reason it was shipped, was because the Company understood from the Treasury Authorities, that they were entitled to the cloth, as they had furnished the warp out of which it was made. As I was shown no authority from the Treasury Dept. giving the cloth to the Co., I notified him to call at your office as soon as practicable after receiving his returns from the sale of the cloth, and have the business settled. I made particular inquiry in regard to all other Gov't property, but could hear of none, and heard of none on the rest of my route.

On the 24th inst. I proceeded to the village of Kingston passing through Autaugaville. Along the route I found the people busy plowing and preparing for the coming crops. The Freedmen were working very well, and from inquiries made of planters, I was informed that they had mostly made contracts for the present year. I inquired of a great many Freedmen of their present treatment, and was told they could find no particular fault.

At Autaugaville, I called in several prominent citizens of the place, who informed me of a few cases of destitution in the village. I was also informed that these cases were subsisting, in part, on the charity of the people in the village, and were getting along very well.

At Kingston, the County seat, I called on Judge Benson, the probate judge, who informed me at length, of the condition of the whole county. He told me there was considerable destitution in the