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Waynesborough [[Waynesboro]] and Churchville seems to exist - at the latter place a colored girl, who attended school at Staunton, is so far advanced, that she has commenced a school in her father's house and has how eighteen scholars. X
   
Mr Thos P. Jackson, the agent in charge of these Counties is energetic, competent and persevering in his duties - His office and Books betoken a decided improvement, and I am inclined to the opinion that he will prove to be a serviceable officer, and already has obtained the confidence of the people of his Sub. Dist.
   
But very few contracts have been made in any of the Counties comprising this District for the present year.  The freedpeople have lost confidence in the white's intentions to perform the conditions, and are therefore neglegent in having any made, and the whites are only too well pleased to avoid having anything to do with the Bureau, in making such contracts.  This fact, is probably one cause of the generally low wages which are paid throughout the Valley and will necessitate the Freedpeople to again become dependent upon the Government, as soon as labor ceases in the fall.
   
In conclusion, I would say, that while it is evident at the present time that the condition of the Freedman is improved,

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