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Sub Dist of Demopolis
Demopolis Ala Oct 30" 68

Bvt Lt Col Edw. Beecher
Asst Com. B. R. F & A. L.
Montgomery, Ala.

Colonel

I have the honor to submit the following as my report for the month of October 1868

The only Sub agent remaining in this Sub District since the resignation of Mess [[Messieurs]] Yordy at Eutaw, and [[Devein?]] at Greensboro Ala., is Mr Stelzig at Livingston who while being regarded with great favor by the white people of Sumter Co of which Livingston is the County seat, is universally looked upon with great suspicion by the colored people.
I have retained him in his place however on account of the short time his office has to continue, and the impossibility of posting any other person there who would be of any benefit (in the present state of the Bureau in that section business) during the remaining two months. Besides he is a man of good industry