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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, &c.
Hd Qrs. Suprt. 9th Dist. Va.,
Fort Monroe, Va., June 6th. 1866.

Circular No 75.

Asst. Superintendents will report to this office with as little delay as possible, to what extent the population of their counties which was drained off during the war can be received back and provided for.

The counties of York and Elizabeth City are filled with thousands belonging to other counties, and it is a measure of humanity to get these back to their old homes before the - Bureau shall be with drawn, and a large mass of helpless, naked, starving people be thrown upon one or two counties that cannot support them.

It is the duty of every Bureau officer as far as is in his power, to so provide for the freedpeople that they shall not be left in a worse condition than when this Bureau first undertook to ameliorate their condition.

Asst Supts. will therefore with energy and promptness examine the condition of their counties, and report how far, (stating as -  

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