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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands,
Office Sup't District of the Nottoway,
Petersburg, Va., July 7th 1865.

P.S. Evans
A. Asst Adgt Genl
Head Quarters Asst. Comr

Sir

This morning I forwarded a copy of Genl Hartsuff's order, — You will see the difficulties of my position, under such an order at a glance.

Par I & II. only, recognizes me in charge of the affairs of the Negro, and under his supervision

Par III. Ties my hands at once, as orders received from Head Quarters. Asst. Comr, in almost all cases conflict, with the present orders, and system now in operation

There is important work to do, changes to be made at once, else the suffering already reported to your office, cannot be relieved permanently,

One serious trouble in my status as defined in this order is as follows: Throughout the District there is stationed in each county an officer. who is Comd'g officer. Provost

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