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54 v 3 of 68 Bureau of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Head Quarters 11th Sub-District of Virginia. Farmville, Va. Aug 28th 1868. Bvt Brig Genl O.Brown Asst. Comr Va. Bureau R.F & A.L. Richmond General I have the honor to invite your attention to following report and suggestions as to this (11th) Sub District As now apportioned the following statement sets forth numbers of colored persons in each of the four Divisions according to census of 1860 1st Div'n Prince Edward 7.341 Charlotte 9.236 Total 16.577 2nd Div'n Buckingham 8.811 Cumberland 6.705 Total 15.516 3rd Div'n Mecklenburg 12,419 4th Div'n Halifax 14,897 Farmville is the natural centre of business & travel for Cumberland and Prince Edward counties, Maysville and Marysville, present Bureau Hd Qrs, for these counties, being 25 and 28 miles distant respectively. Buckingham needs a resident officer, or does Charlotte, but the enquires and business of the 14,146 colored persons
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