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of Virginia citizens will for years do justice to "niggers"

Most of the freedman in my Sub District, engaged in farming are working on shares; but few contract to work by the month.

I neither feed or issue clothing to any.

Very reptly
Your obt svt
J R Stone Bvt Maj
Asst Supt Bureau R F &c
Nansemond County Va

[[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R. F. & A. L. REC'D HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER APR 6 1866 [[/stamp]]

Office Asst Supt.
Suffolk Va
March 31/66

Stone J. R. 
Bvt Maj & Asst Supt.

Reports the state of feeling in his Sub Dist. as encouraging. A Church & School house was burnt at Sommerton - has arrested the guilty. Four young men & sent them to the Military prison of Norfolk. A colored man was shot in Isle of Wight Co, case not finds out who did it - has turned over several cases to the civil authorities.  Thinks they will be sent back to him.