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In Rockingham County I have been unable to accomplish much of anything. It is in this Military District. of the Shenandoah, but the distance of the County Seat (67 miles) and the lack of transportation are obstacles to the sustinance of troops there which cannot well be overcome, and an officer or agent of this Bureau on duty there without troops would be of about as much use now as if sent on the same mission a year or more ago. If there was any Cavalry in this command, an attempt would be made to obtain the census, but as it is there is little probability of its being taken.

In Page County there are no troops and no agent. and if one should be sent unattended I doubt if he would have time to make a report. It is
[[strikethrough]] off [[/strikethrough]] a mountainous region and off the mail route  By the aid of the cavalry formerly stationed at Woodstock the census was nearly completed, and a wholesome influence executed, in that the freedmen are not liable to be molested or interfered with - and a large portion of the county is within reach of Woodstock

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