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Bureau of R.F. & A.L.
Office of the A.S.A. Comr.
5th Div 4th Va Sub Dist
Culpeper C.H. Va
June 30th 1867

Bvt Brig Genl O. Brown
Asst Comr State of Va
Richmond Va

General - 
I have the honor to report in compliance with Circular No 6 Hd Qrs Asst Comr B.R.F. & A.L State of Va dated Richmond Va January 29" 1866. the condition of Bureau affairs in my Division for the Month of June 1867-

Owing to the fact of my being at this time very busy completing the Registration for the County of Culpeper I am obliged from necessity to be brief in making my report — I have thus far seen no disposition on the part of the farmers to prevent the (cold) people from exercising thir new rights on the other hand though it is a very busy time of year they come with their hands & seem anxious to have them Register believing that they will be contented and work better if not prevented from exercising the right to register

I commenced the work of Registration last Monday (June 24") at Jeffersonton 5" Magistt Dist of Culpr Co Va. Everything passed of quietly no disturbances have thus far occurred the best of feeling exists there are thus far about the same number of each class registered
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