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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"

Work generally on shares. are preparing to get in Spring crops.

"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."

So far as I know the blacks have the same treatment as whites.

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

Transcription Notes:
I believe it says "Work generally [are chores]", but it looks like it could be an a. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2023-05-20 08:09:00 "on shares"