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Bureau of R. F. & A. L. Hd. Qts. Asst. Supt. Sub Dist. No 3. - 7th District Va. - Rocky Mount, Franklin Co., Va. September 1st. 1866. Bvt. Brig. Genl. O. Brown A. A. A. Genl., B. R. F. & A. L.- State of Va. General, In compliance with Circular No. 6, C. S. B. R. F. & A. L, Hd. Qtr. Asst. Com. State of Va., I have the honor to report that in consequence of the recent date of my assignment to duty as Asst. Supt. of the County - viz: the 3rd of July, and being delayed assuming control until the 17th inst, through having to enter on the discharge of the duties of 1st Lt. J. P. Wodell, in charge of Campbell, Appomattox and Amherst Counties - of the latter of which I had just been relieved - in his absence on leave, I have not had opportunity sufficient to form an adequate idea of the real state of feeling existing between the Whites and Freedmen in my sub District. From my observation thus far, however, I should judge it to compare, generally, not unfavorably with that existing in some other sections. On my arrival here I learned that a collection of small huts, some five in number, located on what is known as "Grassy Hill," about three
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Reopened for Editing 2024-03-04 10:39:30 use "&" when the writer uses "+" as "and". We only use "+" when transcribing math.
Sub Dist not Sect Dist.
Put spaces between the letterhead, the greeting, the body, paragraphs and signature blocks of the letter.
Viz means "that is to say; namely (used especially to introduce examples, details, etc.)"