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Head Qrs. Dept. of the Ohio,
Inspt. General's Office,
Detroit, Mich. September 20" 1865.

Colonel:

I have the honor to report, that when in Madison, Ind. on the 16", it was reported to me, by what I deemed good authority, that "at least (750) seven hundred and fifty Freedmen were scattered through the country," some six miles from the town, that they were living "in crowded houses, many without shelter, that they were sick, destitute, and in a deplorable condition." The representations were so strong, that I deemed it my duty to visit the neighborhood, and ascertain the facts

I arrive at Hanover, a town of some three or four hundred inhabitants, the center of the neighborhood named on the 16" inst., and obtained such information as I could of the principal men in the village, and at once made up my mind that the reports were greatly exaggerated. I visited several of the buildings occupied by the colored people, and found them 

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