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Bureau of R.F & A.L. Office Suptdt 7th District Lynchburg, Va August 20. 1865 General, By direction of Col O. Brown Assist Commissioner, I have the honor to make application to you, for six commissioned officers, to act as Asst. Superintendents of the Freedmen's Bureau, in the following counties of my district: [[4 columned table]] | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nelson | One officer | Slave population in 1858. | 6142 | | Amherst | One officer | Slave population in 1858. | 5953 | | Appomattox | One officer | Slave population in 1858. | 4799 | | Bedford | One officer | Slave population in 1858. | 10061 | | Franklin | One officer | Slave population in 1858. | 5726 | [[brackets]] | Patrick | | Slave population in 1858. | 2324 | | Henry | One officer | Slave population in 1858. | 3340 | [[/brackets]] Campbell & Pittsylvania Cos. have already one officer in each. Patrick & Henry counties are combined as one Superintendency, one commissioned officer being deemed sufficient to (over)
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