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Office Asst., Sub., Ass't Com'r B.R.& A.L.
Division of Patrick and Henry Co Va
Martinsville Va Dec'r 31st 1867-

Bvt Brig Gen'l O. Brown
Asst Commissioner
Richmond Va

General,
 
Pursuant to instructions contained in Circular No. 6. Series 1866 Bureau Ref Freeman and Abandoned Lands for Virginia, I have the honor to report that the state of feeling existing between the White People and Freedmen of this Division, continues to be quite good, but the times show quite a strong tendency to the contrary, owing of course to political excitement, which thus far has not been very great; as yet there have been none discharged from homes, by reason of having exercised the right of suffrage, but from the daily conversation of the people. I am satisfied, that it is the

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