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Bureau of R F and A L
Hd Qrs Sub Disct York & James City Co's. Va
Yorktown Va September 1st 1866

General

Pursuant to Cir No 6. dated Hd Qrs State of Va. Jan 29th 1866. I have the honor to submit the following report. in regard to the workings of the Bureau, during the past month, in this Sub-Disct.

The condition of affairs is not materially changed, but I regret to report an almost Total failure of crops in York Co. on account of the drought. It will be remembered that this county is almost entirely filled by "Freedmen," the Bureau having held most of the Farms at one time, but during the year, they were returned to the owners, with the promise that they were to rent them to Freedmen who were residing upon the same, which they did, and the county was put in