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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. fair.  principally for share.  customary amount one half Adult males $15 per month females $8

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

Have not heard of any case in which the above laws affect freedmen

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

Have great difficulty in obtaining guards to carry out my orders