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all marriages made among the colored people, have been duly solemnized by ministers of the Gospel, as in case of whites. The 4 paragraphs of Circular No 11 seem to have been faithfully carried out as far as practicable - 
4th The Civil Authorities express an intention to take care of the indigent freedmen, but on account of the poverty of the County and its large indebtedness there is but slight probability that they will be able to support them for sometime to come without the assistance of the Bureau - 
5th The demand for labor is a little greater than the supply - 
6th The School at Front Royal is flourishing, and the bitter hostility formerly manifested by the whites towards the education on the negro, has perceptibly diminished. There is a demand for one more school in this County - Captain Ripley is an active and energetic officer, and well qualified to perform his duties as Asst Supt. 
From the observations made during my tour of inspection, I feel gratified in stating that the freedpeople, considering the many obstacles under which they labor, the presence of a superior race, ignorance, poverty, and their sudden and violent change from a condition of servitude