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Office Asst. Sub. Com'r Bureau R.F &C
Division of Patrick Henry Co Va
Martinsville Va.  Oct  31st 1867

Bvt Brig Genl O. Brown
Asst. Commissioner B of R.F. & A.L
Richmond Va

General

Pursuant to instructions contained in Circular No "6" Series 1866 - Head Quarters Bureau Ref, Freedmen and A. Lands Va. I have the honor to report that the state of feeling existing between the white people and freedmen of this Division, still continues to be quite good: although since the Election of October 22d there has been considerable bitterness of language used toward them by extreme southern men.  There has been none discharged from employment that I can learn of, nor have I learned of any threats to do so, on account of having voted the Radical Ticket, which is the way