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past month have received aid from the Bureau thirteen (13) of whom were in the vicinity of Fort Smith.

Freedmen

The work of the Bureau for May in the interest of the freedpeople has consisted mainly in settling difficulties between them and their employers and outrages committed upon them by other parties.  As a general thing the freedpeople have worked well and faithfully and the reports of violations of contracts have been fewer than any other period of the same duration for the past two years.  In some portions of the State I am happy to be able to state that "outrages are the exception not the rule and very few difficulties which arose were of the most trivial nature and principally between the colored people themselves and they scarcely worth mentioning."  Lieut. F.P. Gross, Agent of Little Rock reports that feelings of goodwill and confidence continue to prevail between freedmen and planters.  There is no political excitement whatever:  the Freedmen seem to accept this recent enfranchisement with calmness and dignity; all are resolved to avail themselves or their right to register and vote but make no noisy demonstrations.