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Warrenton Fauquier County Va Oct 4th 1865 Col Brown Chief Freedmans Bureau and Abandon Lands Sir, Two of my negro women died during the war leaving a number of children, now ranging in age from three years to twelve. THey have neither father or mother or other protector except myself. All the other servants left very early, and those orphans have given us a great deal of trouble, and indeed expense which I have been very little able to bear, but humanity required the utmost attention. I write to know what is