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the report should take up each item of business coming up before the officers of the Bureau, giving deductions from facts presented and recommendations as to the future.

You will also include what has been accomplished under the Homestead Act and reasons for any failure to comply with any Orders or Circulars of the Commissioner on the subject.

The report will cover the operations of the past year and will be required to be forwarded so as to reach these Hd. Qrs. promptly by the 26th of October inst and will include all work to that date.

Very respectfully
Your obdt. sevt
A G Bready
Bvt Col and Supt.

To Bvt. Capt J F Curren
Asst Supt Sub Dist Johnston
Smithfield N.C.