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Evergreen June 24th 1866 Gen Wager Swayne Dear sir Have just been notified that the amt of Rations for July will be two fifths less than the amt authorized to be furnished for the present month. The number of the indigent in the county who are intitled to Rations under existing regulations sum up as follows [[2 Columned Table]] Whites | Blacks --- | --- Number men 11 | 5 Number women 64 | 15 Number Children 416 | 36 Number Rations required for July 9951 Amt recd for present month 9750 Reduced two fifths will only give 5850 Rations. I am finding or rather founding Rations to parts of families that the Rations furnish to part feed, the entire family was this not the case they might live on half Rations. You see from the large proportion of children to number of women That the children are fed and