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Report Very few Contracts are being Brought to this Office for approval it Seems to be the object of the planter to try to avoid orders in this respect I have informed them that a contract is not valid unless approved and that in my judgement a Freedmen Could not be commited as a Vagrant until the contract was duly approved Nothing of importace to Communicate
I Am Col Very 
Respectfully Your Obt Servt
Spencer Smith
Lieut and Asst Supt