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10 FREEDMEN'S AFFAIRS IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE.

LOUISVILLE, KY., March 17, 1868.
Respectfully forwarded to Major General O.O. Howard, Commissioner, &c., 
Washington, D.C., for his information. Recommendation approved.
S. BURBANK, 
Bvt. Brig. Gen. U.S.A. A., Ass't Com'r State of Kentucky.

Official copy: E. WHITTLESEY, A.A.A.G.

BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN, AND ABANDONED LANDS, 
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, STATE OF KENTUCKY, 
Louisville, Kentucky, April 10, 1868.
GENERAL: I have the honor to submit the following report of the operation of the bureau in Kentucky, for the month of March, 1868 :
ABANDONED AND CONFISCATED PROPERTY. 
None in possession of the bureau in Kentucky.

BOUNTIES. 
The payment of bounty proceeds in a satisfactory manner; but one claim remains in this office, and that is due a man in Missouri, some distance from Cairo, Illinois.

CLOTHING. 
The following is a list of clothing issued to the destitute freedmen during the month :
83 pairs of pants, 5 blankets, 64 wool drawers, 33 women's hose, 6 women's shirts, 66 blouses, 55 hats, 58 wool shirts, 26 women's shoes, 12 jackets, 73 pairs brogans, 4 over coats, 45 men's hose, 8 pairs children's shoes, 18 yards cotton, and 211 yards linsey.

CONTRACTS.
The number of contracts made and approved by the officers of the bureau during the month was 70.
Number of persons contracted with was, males, 56 ; females, 21 ; total, 77. 
The rate of wages paid per month was, for males, $15 ; for females, $8 15 ; including quarters and rations.

CAPITATION TAX.
Hon. James Speed reports that the legislature of Kentucky utterly refuses to take any action in this matter. No good can be expected from this rebel body.

DESTITUTION. 
A decrease in destitution is reported throughout the State.

GENERAL CONDITION OF THE FREEDMEN.
Except in the Danville district, the freedmen have been doing well during the month. The abundance of work the season has brought means of support within reach of nearly all.
The disinclination of the freedmen to go to the country and work on farms has in a great measure disappeared. The freedmen are reported as seeking work