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is expected during the coming month. Those already opened are well attended and the Adults as well as the children exhibit a great desire to be educated and improve their condition. All the hospitals supported by The Bureau are closed and the patients discharged or transferred.

The elections passed off without the slightest disturbance and the colored people conducted themselves with propriety. Notwithstanding that many reports were circulated during the month of disturbances having been created by the colored people on Taylor Farm. No trouble or disturbance occurred there nor in any part of the Country

Little has been done towards the organization of Temperance Societies. Some of the most prominent members of the colored churches are making efforts to organize Societies and Organizations that they take little interest in establishing others

I am General
Very respectfully
Your obdt servant
ED Murphy 1st Lt. VRC
Asst Sub Asst Com

Thro Hd Qrs 1st Sub Dist Va