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Office Asst. Supt. Bureau R.F. & A.L.
Sussex CH. Va. June 30" 1866-

Sir,,-

I have the honor to report in compliance with General Order No 4 Head Quarters Supt. 2nd Dist. dated Petersburg Virginia Jany 31" 1866 that the State of affairs in this county has not materially changed since my last Report. This is not becaus there is no opportunity for an improvement, but rather that it is exceedingly difficult for the whites to recognize the blacks as free,, They seem to forget at times that they are not now Slaves,, ,, It is evident that many of the whites think it no sin to

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