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Hd. Qurs Bureau Freedmen State La. New Orleans Dec 15/65 E - 87 - Bu RF & AL (La) - 65 L 84 (R.F. & A.L. Vol 2) 1865 Respectfully forwarded to the Commissioner of Freedmen, Washington D.C. I presume there are public lands in this state subject to entry under the Homestead Law, and that negros may settle upon them as well as whites. We desire information A. Baird Bvt. Maj Genl Asst. Com. La. E B 2/106 [[stamp]] BUREAU R.F. & A.L. WASHINGTON REC'D DEC 26 1865 [[/stamp]] ER