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"State the kind of crops raised and the condition of the same; whether the freed people work for monthly wages or a portion of the crop and the customary amount of either"

Cotton Corn & Sugar are the principal crops 
The Freed people I find as a general rule violating their contracts & not working as faithfully as their own interests demand Equally with those of their Employers. I find as a general rule these Freedmen work for 1/3 crop.

"Include in your Report the operations of the State laws as applied to freed people, with special reference to the Apprentice Law, Vagrant Law, and Law regulating labor."

The Vagrant Law should be strictly enforced as it will be the means of relieving the community of a class of society who are drones. The Law regulating Labor demands the serious attention of the authorities If the Freedmen would throw aside puerility - their six shooters & harness their ponies to the plow - Plenty would smile again on our Country

"Report the difficulties you labor under in the performance of your duties and how the same may be remedied."

All Loyal Officers of the Govt. should sustain each other in the discharge of their sworn duties. I have had difficulties owing to the peculiar circumstances of my arrival at this port of duty when my Predecessor Lt Duggan had been dead for eight weeks & I had to examine the affairs of the office without an advisor - Dr. Sterns & Mr. Underwood were both absent & I had to use such discretion as common sense & a knowledge of the Law suggested. I am under obligations to Mr. George Millard who has given me his services as Clerk and hope that [[left margin]] he will be remunerated if not I am  responsible [[/left margin]]

Transcription Notes:
An informal meaning of "drone" from Merriam-Webster is: someone or something that lives on the labors of others: PARASITE. I believe that is the intent of the writer, so that word makes sense here. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-12 18:34:19