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made and adopted to the present state of affairs, much credit is given him for the advice he gave to freedmen concerning the obligations of a Contract.  The freedmen were well gratified with his visit and it seems to have left a wholesome influence, as most all are to work now and less complaints have been entered since, then during any previous period, in fact Labor is so much in Demand, that I anticipate many planters wont obtain their full supply of hands and I could readily find employment for about 2000 more freedmen.  In regard to the Arms etc. taken from Freedmen by the County Police, I have taken steps and Issued Orders to have such property not only returned to its former owners, but also to have such proceedings stopped for all future time; but as [[strikethrough]]I[[/strikethrough]] successful as I have been in those matters, I regrett to say, I was as yet unsuccessful to obtain a suitable building for a school house, nevertheless I shall redouble my efforts to obtain one. 

On the evening of the 15th inst. an old blind freedman was brought to my Office and on inquiry I learned that he had been left at the Chappell Hill R.R. Depot with a request to be sent to me, a certain John Wallace his former master leaving him there, while he started the same afternoon for Mississippi.  I wish to get information as what to do with him, there being no one to care for him, nor any chance to draw Rations, nor any thing of the kind, except by the proper process, but even this would be insufficient, as he requires considerable attention, he being entirely blind and very old.

Since the Generals visit I heard also from Captain Wallace of the 12th Ills V. Cav., stating that the

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