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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands,
HEADQUARTERS ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Raleigh, N.C., Feb 4, 1867.

General 

I have the honor to return herewith your Provision Return for the month of February approved. The Acting Asst Commissioner directs me to say that owing to the great excess of rations required for by you over the amount issued in other districts he has had great hesitation in approving the return. There seems to be no reason why twice as many rations should be issued in your district as in the Eastern where there is a much greater population of freedmen, and only 8000 rations were issued in January. The Actg Asst Commissioner expects that you will omit no effort to reduce the burden of the Government in this