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and are generally from imperfect agreement made without the knowledge and assistance of the Agt of the Bureau
I have experienced no difficulty in the settlement of all such cases both parties being as a general rule willing to leave the matter to me for adjudication & prefer this to the expense of taking the matter before the civil authorities. Which proves I think that though they pretend (the whites) not to respect the Bureau, yet still they are very willing to abide by its decisions in preference to the civil authorities
No reports of cruelty on the part of the whites tword the Freedmen have been made to me during the month. They are doing remarkably well. & but very few complaints are made against them by the whites  The following notice taken from the Local Column of the Culpepper Observer Publisher [[strikethrough]] Editor [[/strikethrough]] at this place gives a fair expression of the harmony of feeling now prevelant here in this vicinity The ocassion was the celebration

DINNER AND PROCESSION.—We learn that our colored friends gave a Dinner, and marched through our principal streets on Thursday last, in procession, with banners flying. We are sorry we were not home so that we might have witnessed it, and given them a more extended notice. Our people were somewhat surprised, as no notice had been given of it. We will say to them that hereafter when they have anything of the kind in contemplation, if they will inform us of the fact we will take pleasure in making it public. They have been polite and respectful to our whites, and we should do all we can to enable them to enjoy themselves.