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Office Asst. Supt. Lee, Scott & Wise Co's Va.
Estilville. Scott Co. Va. Nov. 25. 1866

Bvt. Brig Gen. O. Brown
A.A.A.G.

Gen.
I have the honor to make the following report in regard to Bureau Affairs in Genral in my Sub-dist.

My knowledge of my Sub-dist is somewhat limited as yet as I have not yet been able to visit Lee or Wise Counties

There are not many Negroes in this Section of the State; very few of them are working for stated wages; the majority are renting land or working for a share of the crop; this arrangement is much better for the Negroes here than stated wages would be.

There appears to be a fair state of feeling existing between the whites and blacks

Nothing has been done in regard to education of the Blacks and I believe there are 

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