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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:

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| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |
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| Patrick |   | Slave population in 1858. | 2324 |
| Henry | One officer | Slave population in 1858. | 3340 |
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Campbell & Pittsylvania Cos. have already one officer in each. Patrick & Henry counties are combined as one Superintendency, one commissioned officer being deemed sufficient to

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