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L S B. 10  P. 108

Office Sub Asst Commr
B of R F and A L
Richmond Texas
Jany 3, 1867

Col Wm H Sinclair
Sub Asst Commr

Colonel:

I have the honor to report that since I have assumed the duties of this Office in last mouth, that I have been busily engaged in making settlements - That the freedpeople are entering again into Contracts but are very slow about it   The cause is that some of them are not satisfied in receiving the third, but desire to obtain the ½ but, this cold weather that we are now having make them decide to enter into contracts at once