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Office Bureau of RF&AL

Leona Leon County March 22/66

Brig Genl Gregory
Sir I have the honor to Forward to you by Courier Mr. Bell One Hundred and sevinty one Contracts embracing about six Hundred Freedmen I hope they will meet your approval
I am gratified to state to you that the Freedmen are doing Remarkably well & are I may say universaley praised by Their Employers I do not know of a Freedman who has not gone into Contracts & it is rarely the case one wishes to violate it
I am pleased to state to you that Lieut Bussom has Rendered me Every assistance with his Company & I hope he will be continued here Since I have had the aid of a Military Force  I have had no difficulty in Enforcing my orders  Everything is Progressing at this time as satisfactoraley as could be Expected There is but one thing Operating against the Efficiency of the Freedmans Bureau in this section which is the