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Bureau of R.F. & A.L.
Hd Qrs 7 Div. 5 Sub Dist. Va
Drummond Town Va Aug 31 1867.

Capt. Garrick Mallory
A.A.A. Genl.
Richmond Va

Captain,
In compliance with circular No 6 Series of 1866 Hd Qrs Asst. Commissioner State of Virginia

I have the honor to report Affairs of the Bureau in this Division as follows during the past month, I have been engaged as President of the Board of Registration in Northampton County.

There have been no complaints made to me excepting to settle bills between Whites & Colored persons and between Colored persons themselves, which I have referred to the Civil Courts, which has been settled satisfactory to all parties.

The treatment of the colored people by the Whites is the same as reported by me last month and if anything better.

I find great difficulty to get the colored people to take up the cause of temperance, and I do not think that the cause will progress much until some such a