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Office Agent Bu. R., F. & A. L.,
Hayneville, Ala;, Sept 30th 1868.

J C. Hendrix
S.A. Comm'r

Sir I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of the Bureau R.F. & A. Lands in this Devision of your Sub Dist. during the month of September 1868

1st The greatest amount of complaints that have been made this month, are from the following cases, viz.

Many of the planters, owing to the short crops are attempting to swindle the freedmen out of their portion of the crop's

Some are driven off upon the pretents of not having worked faithfully and consequently have violated their contracts, and other cases, to numerous to mention and to contemptible to come from an enlightened people. I have been compelled to visit