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[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]] Nottoway County Virginia Nottoway Court House March 1st 1866 Colonel O Brown Asst Comr of Virginia Sir I have the honor to make the following report of Freedmens affairs of Nottoway Co Va, for the month of February 1866 The Freedmen (with few exceptions) are working faithfully, the have nearly all made Contracts for the present year in most Cases for a share in the Crop The Citizens generally seem disposed to treat the Freedmen with justice, The Freedmen have very little confidence in the justice of the Citizens, the think that as long as the Government gives them an officer the will get justice Their are no Schools for Colored Children in this County, the Colored Children are running around without any education The Colored people desire very much to have at least two (2) schools in this County Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant Robert Cullen Lieut VRC Asst Supt FB Nottoway Co Va
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