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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." Chiefly, Corn and Cotton, Very little has been done towards planting, on account of bad weather, Freedmen generally work for a portion of the crop, the amts are from 1/3 to 1/2

"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." 
No attention is paid to the Vagrant & labor law, A few children have been bound under the Apprentice Law

"Report the difficulties you labor under in the performance of your duties and how the same may be remedied."
The general belief  [[strikethrough]] aga [[strikethrough]] among the people that nothing can be executed, but the civil law causes much trouble and difficulty. The presence of troops would remedy this evil.

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duplicates page 196 and 192