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Bureau R.F & A Lands
Office of the Asst Supt Counties of
Culpeper & Orange Va
Culpeper C.H Va
September 30th 1866

Bvt Major W.R. Morse
Supt 4th Dist B.R.F. & A.L.
Gordonsville Va

Major
I have the honor very respectfully to report in compliance with Circular No 6 B.R.F. & AL Hd Qrs Asst Comr State of Va dated Richmond Va Jany 29th 1866- the condition of Bureau Affairs in Counties of Culpepper & Orange Va for the month of September, 1866.

The feeling as now apparently existing, between the whites & blacks of this county is of a friendly character, though there have been some isolated cases, of ill will exhibited between them in the settlement of contracts these cases however are but few and have been very redily adjusted, by the parties in my presence. I have noticed that such cases invariably occur between the extremely ignorant of both Classes from the remote portions of the County
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