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Office Agent B.R.F. & A.L.
Greensboro Ala
April 4 1868:

Lieut A.S. Bennett [[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STAMPS [[/stamp]]
Sub Asst Comm'r
Demopolis Ala:

Dear Sir
For the last month the business of this Office has been very light, Saturdays excepted, and has consisted chiefly of complaints caused by gross neglect & fraud on the part of the planters, the latter being from enormous prices charged for articles, and time lost; and where the hands have worked for part of the crop, they have not been allowed at all, in many cases.

I have had but one case of assault & battery which was turned over to the Civil authorities.

The peace & harmony of this place & vicinity have been much disquieted & annoyed by an organization or organizations, whose object appears to make life unsafe & property insecure. These bands operate chiefly at night & cause alarm by their unlawful proceedings.

over.

Transcription Notes:
last sentence: changed "lawful" to "unlawful" Makes a huge difference in meaning, to say the least.