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Crockett Texas
Jany 12th 1866.

Capt.
I have the honor to address you the following queries, hoping I may be favored with an early reply -

Is Joseph A. Wright an agent or in any connected with the Freedmen's Bureau? Wright lives in the town of Crockett, Houston Co Texas - Has he or any agent the right to charge the employer or freedman $2.50 for approving contracts? I believe Wright had printed blanks which he filled out and charged $2.50. Has an orphan minor freedman 15 years old the right to enter into contracts? I propose the latter query in relation