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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned  Lands, HEAD QUARTERS ASST. COMMISSIONER, STATE OF VIRGINIA.
Richmond, Va, Auhust 8th, 1865.

Maj. Genl. O.O. Howard
Commissioner &c &c 

General
I have the honor to call your attention to the following facts. In some parts of the State, especially in the neighborhood of Lynchburg _ under orders from Genl. Gregg _ large numbers of rations of bread and pork have been issued to planters having Freedmen engaged in putting in Crops, and for whom they had no support. These rations were to be returned in kind this Fall after the crops should be secured. It seems to be expected that the officers of this Bureau will continue this issue. 

I respectfully ask for instructions in this matter. I do not myself see why the Farmers

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