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27  2d vol 1868.

Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Head Quarters 9" Sub District
Winchester Va. July 1st 1868.

Bt. Brig. Gen. O. Brown
Asst. Comr.
Richmond, Va

General
I have the honor to submit the following Inspection Report of the ninth Sub District in obedience to Circular No. 5. Series of 1867, from Head Quarters Asst. Comr. Dist of Virginia. Viz:

First Division. Frederick County.

1st The general condition of the freedpeople is much improved since last report. With the spring came employment for all who were able to work, and, except in cases of sickness or old age, the colored people have acquired a certain desire of independence, which, if properly directed, will have a moral force which even their enemies must

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