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and contented as their condition will admit off. Most of these persons have an interest in the crops and have their little Tobacco patches, and gardens, besides keeping chickens and fowls. 

The whole of the persons about the place seemed well clothed, and amply provided with rations. 

I think it would go far towards improvig the freedpeople in the colonies, were they all managed upon some industrial system. 

Next morning returning to Demopolis I inspected the freedmens hospital under charge of Dr. Buel. This hospital was in good order and well aired. The whole of the patients confined to their beds, was some six persons. Total number of patients 6 Men, 9 Women, 6 Boys, 5 Girls. The Employees are 1 Wardmaster, 1 Laborer, 1 Nurse, 1 Cook, 1 Laundress. The main building is without chimney, or windows. To make the place fit to be occupied as a hospital during the winter it would require four windows, one chimney, and stove and pipe. 

Confederate Property of Demopolis

The property in the hands of Maj. Pierce as Bureau property consists of one large frame warehouse 40 by 150 feet, occupied by Lt. O.'Connor as Storehouse for Q.M. & C.S. Stores

three buildings occupied by freedmens Hospital. one house occupied by Employee.

The land upon which these building stand is Claimed by private parties. 

The following buildings were transferred