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Evergreen Aug 17th 1866
Gen Wager Swayne
Montgomery ala
Dear Sir
I have now on my Gov Farm 16 women 2 men & 37 children and there is every probability that the numbers will be increased. I have on my Indigent white list 123 families Number women 58 No men 10 No children 372
I have required reports from the Indigent whites to embrace No acres corn Potatoes cotton cattle Hogs Horses & Numbers Acres Land owned by the Families with number in families & Number Indigent on them not able to make support   83 Families have reported which shows that the 83 Families have 211 Acres in corn 22 Acres in Potatoes 36 1/2 Acres in cotton  They own 216 head cattle  9 head horses  have 250 head Hogs  360 Acres Land  Numbering in family 484  No unable to support themselves 245
To find the number I have on the Gov Farm and on my Indigent list it requires 8700 for Rations per month and I only recd 4160 for the present month.  I gave to the Indigent whites half Rations    to the Blacks 8/10 of full rations  I make the discrimination because the Blks have no change to get any thing only what is given them
I have urged the Probate Court to hand out the  the children both 
Blk & white so as to releave the Gov from the Tax of finding them but as yet their has been nothing done.  I believe I can get homes for a good many of the Blk children but thought best not to interfere unless you think