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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands, States of Kentucky, Tennessee and Nor. Alabama. Assistant Commissioner's Office, Nashville Tenn Dec 25th 1865 General I have the honor to state that I shall leave here for Kentucky this day to extend the supervision of the Bureau over persons recently held as Slaves in that State. The ratification of the Constitutional Amendment forever abolishing & prohibiting Slavery in this Country having been announced by the Secy of State by public proclamation I feel my way clear to make a thorough reorganization of our affairs in Kentucky. I shall spend some days at Louisville Frankfort & Lexington. I hope to secure the co-operation of Gov Bramlette, and shall labor earnestly to make my aggressive movements promotive of tranquility. Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt Clinton B. Fisk Bt Maj Genl Asst Comr Maj Genl Howard Comr &c Washington D.C. [[left margin]] None of the advertised insurrections in my District have come off - total failure F [[/left margin]]