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Bureau of R. F. & A L
Office of the Asst. Supt Counties of
Culpeper and Orange Va
Culpeper CH Va
November 30th 1866

Bvt Brig Gen'l O. Brown}
A.A.A. Genl B. R. F. & A. L. State Va}
Richmond Va}

General,

I have the honor in Compliance with Circular No 6" dated B. R. F & A. L. Hd Qrs Asst Commr Va Richmond Va January 29th 1866- to report the Condition of Bureau Affairs in my Sub Dist for the month of November 1866- The feeling existing between the Freedmen & the Whites is not materially changed. Several cases have occurred during the month between the Freedmen & Farmers in reference to the division of crops which I have personally settled the parties as a general rule being willing to leave the matter to me for settlement. I have not thus far experienced the trouble that I had anticipated in reference to the settlement of contracts "on Shares"- From close observation I am led to believe that the system of cultivating land on shares at present is not so

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Letter heading unfinished, multiple unknown words in body. ------------------------------------ Please do not spell out words that have been abbreviated--transcribe as written. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-03-08 09:12:02 to correct some typos and to use "&" instead of "+" when the writer is using it as "and." We use "+" only when transcribing math. Also, this writer drags his periods so that they look like dashes. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-03-08 11:26:30 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-03-08 22:26:30