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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands,
Headquarters 5th District of Virginia,
Alexandria, Va., September 14th 1865.

Col. O. Brown
Asst. Com. Richmond, Va.
Colonel: —
I have the honor to transmit herewith Account Current for month of August, 1865, with receipts as explicit as possible. Rooms are rented to Freedmen without contract or limit, and when it is evident that a family is not able to pay, the matter is not urged; and rents are allowed to stand unpaid until such time as they feel able to settle. I hope this explanation will be sufficient guarantee for the correctness of the statement.
Very Respectfully, &c., 
James J. Ferree
Supt. 5th Dist. Va.