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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."

Corn, cotton are the principle crops raised  The crops of 1867 was below one half crop, Freedmen generally labor for a portion of the crop from 1/3 and, feed or 1/2 and feed themselves.  They are contracting from 1868 at little better figures

"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, and labor law has been almost entirely disregarded.  There are a few instances of Apprenticing freed children (orphans) 

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

In not having mounted Troops reinforces frustration in the north parts of the Dist, to White and black

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