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NARA 361

Canton Madison County Miss May 21st 1867

H R Williams 

Lieut USA & Sub Comr
Jackson Miss

I enclose you a list of white and black children and adults who are in destitute circumstances from this County  the report is made up from the returns made to the Board of County Police by the Assessor of the County and by former owners of freedmen who have been supporting many aged negroes who are entirely unable to do any work, and others from disease unable to support themselves_ the former owners bring unwilling to turn them off although in many cases very illy able to continue to support them_ This list would have been forwarded to you sooner but for the reason that until the Assesor made his return nothing like a complete list could be made out_ It is as now made out no doubt very defective and nothing like so large as it ought to have been to include all who are in destitute circumstances

Very Respectfully 
E. D. Ward Probate Clerk 
Madison Co Miss

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