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[[THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] Bureau of Refugees &c Edenton N.C. Jan 29th 1866 Captain F A Seely Supt Freedmen Eastern District Sir Enclosed please find 11 copies of Indenture for Chowan County I shall to day settle the Labor in this County and will give my time hereafter to Washington or some other county you may think best I have received nothing from you for some time I heard a rumor that you had assigned Perquimans County to my Dist I hope so as I think I can run it very smothly. the Last Plantation Labor to settle in this County is Dr Thomas D Warren who is giving his negroes the best chance of any man in the county he furnishes them Land team utensils, seed, and half of there food and gives them one half they can raise, the Land is good and good quarters the schools are in flourishing condition and things are running very smothly in this county hoping to hear from you soon I have the honor to be Very Respectfully your Obedient Servant Amos G Tennant 1st Lt & Asst Supt Freedmen