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Bureau Refugees Freedmen & A.L. Office Supt Fayetteville, Tenn March 5 1866 All persons employing or renting lands to freed persons are required to enter into written contracts at my office The justice of the Peace for each Civil District are required to report the names & residence of all abandoned or orphan children of freed person in their respective Districts Br & Maj Lt Clinton B. Fisk Per the above order I consider necessary and respectfully want your approval of the same. I am also of the opinion that [[strikethrough]]the[[/strikethrough]] a correct census of the colored persons in each county ought to be taken, but I as with have no means to defray the expenses of taking said census. Respectfully yours Abe T Lervard Alfred, Bearden Supt