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taken (150) One hundred & fifty persons in all cases taking families, [[strikethrough]] at [[/strikethrough]] on a contract for one year -

The number to whom rations are issued has been reduced in this city 500 the last week.

Point of Rocks Hospital has been supplied with every thing required for by Surg Van Slyck, necessary to put the buildings in repair & make the patients comfortable.

Surg Whitcomb is just organizing at City Point, and reports progress favorable.

I visit these two latter places tomorrow.

Generally throughout this portion of the Dist a feeling of confidence and relief is felt by both the planter and the Freedman, now that this Bureau