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| including Medical Officers | $1120.07 |
| This will be reduced for July to  | 970.07 |

   I am happy to state that no epidemic, infections, or contagious diseases exist in the District of Va. And that on the whole the freedmen are improving in their ability to provide for themselves in sickness, or in health.  THere are, however, still, large numbers, entirely disabled, many of  them permanently so, and most of them have no friends able to take care of them.  There are many women with large families of children, with no one to aid in their support, and who cannot secure employment, as employers refuse to receive them with their children.  There are many orphans entirely dependant.  The rate of wages is low, and few freedmen can do more than support themselves and families.  It is only, an exception, where aid care be extended by them to relatives, or friends.  The unorganized condition of the State and as a result, the want of accommodations and provisions for the destitute freedmen in much of the State, seems to require, until further arrangements are made for their care by the civil authorities, that aid should be expended to a very considerable number of permanently disabled, and other classes mentioned above. If not great suffering will be