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842 Telegram Oct 2nd J. R. Lyle Agent Bureau R.F. and A.L. Athens Ga - Your despatch received. If the freedmen are not under contract the Bureau has no power to prevent their going where they please. If able bodied members of a family are taken, the remaining members must not be left behind. The destitution in the Country is so great it is best not to discourage emigration. Davis Tillson Bvt Maj Genl & Asst Commr.