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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.
October 31st. 1866

Bvt. Brig. Genl. O. Brown
A.A.A. Genl.

General,
Pursuant to Circular No 6., C.S. Hd. Qts. Asst. Com. State of Va. I have the honor to report that the feeling existing between the White & Freedmen in my Sub District, as developed during the past month, although appearing comparatively harmonious, still evinces a general uneasiness, or distrust, on the part of the latter, & a marked disposition on the part of the farmer not to lose any more of that absolute control heretofore exercised over the present Freedmen than can possibly be helped. The ruling tendency is to keep them just where they are in their present condition; to not permit them to attain to attain to anything; to allow them as few advantages, or chances for advancement is practicable, to as much as possible, discountenance all pretentious of and attempts at improvement.

There were four complaints made during the month of outrages by beating & several more for various other acts of injustice, some of which I have made mention of in my Report in compliance with Circular No 10; & I therein also remarked on the difficulty attending Freedmen obtaining justice, through the lack of knowledge, or neglect of the magistrates; &c.

One Freedman named "Hillary Holland" working by verbal agreement for "James" & "John Hudson", brother, for 75$ a year, & food & clothes, was held by one of the Brothers, while the other struck him over the head, and on