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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