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Office Supt 8th Dist of Va.
Bureau of Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands
Christianburg Va
Aug 28th 1865.

Col.
In accordance with special orders No 12 bearing date "Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands Richmond Va July 3d 1865", I would respectively forward the following report.

1st The Freedmen within this Dist. as a rule are working & willing to work for their former masters.

2d As far as my observation has extended they are working with more than an average degree of Energy.


3d With few exceptions, which cases have been promptly attended to, they are well treated by their Employers.

4th Freedom is practically acknowledged by most former owners.

5th Education has been neglected