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Washington and St. Tammany.

Two-thirds of the freedpeople are out of employment. Some refuse to contract for the year, preferring to work by the day at small jobs; others when urged to work are insolent. Those who have contracted are contented and well treated. But little disposition is manifested by planters or freedmen to contract for work.

East Baton Rouge.

Agent reports that in all criminal cases civil authorities take prompt action, but in civil suits most of the freedmen are too poor to pay the cost of the suit. Freedmen are generally in debt to the planters. The freedpeople are not much inclined to pay tuition for support of schools. Moral condition, fair. Number of "Indigent and Helpless" increasing.

Iberville and West Baton Rouge.

Agent reports that indolence and erroneous ideas concerning the Constitutional Convention of this State keep many freedmen from contracting. Moral condition of freedpeople bad. Planters are discouraged. Freedmen spend their money mainly for the support of political clubs, instead of schools. Good feeling generally prevails between the races.