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number of Indigent in the county there is now in our [[beat?]] forming Butler County 40 Indigent whites who draw Rations at Greenville Ala and about 35 more reported in the same neighborhood. From best information I can get there will be over 1000 Indigent in the County to  I have instructed the Executive Committee to send these Indigent Freedman to me after this week. I will report to Col Robinson the last of this week and be prepared for them when they come. Have place for them with quarters etc. Made the sugestions requested to Judge of Probate he informs me that it will be uncertain about getting meeting of the Commissioners before 2nd Monday in Feb and request that I take charge of those that may be able to be place on this plantation until he can have a meeting of the commissioners I consented to do so also made proposition to him to furnish plantation tools etc. and relieve the county from any responsibility further than legal controll and take profits or losses myself which was favorably recd by the Judge. I will try and come up as soon