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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 
OFFICE 4TH DIVISION, 9TH SUB-DISTRICT, VIRGINIA.
Staunton, Va., Dec 31st 1867.

Brig Genl O. Brown
Asst Comr Dist of Va
Richmond Through Hd Qrs 9 Sub Dist Va.

General
In compliance with the requirements of C.O. No. 6. B.R.F.&A.L. S. 1866 I have the honor to submit the following report of Bureau affairs on the 4th Div. 9 Sub Dist. Va. comprizing the counties of Augusta and Highland. This office is sought daily by Freedmen to have one review settlements with their employers for labor performed during 1867 or to ask one to press payment of amounts acknowledged to be due. Whosever I find a freedman has kept an open account and taken goods or order on the store in lieur of money, his earnings are absorbed and I can do little for him. A practice has been attempted in several cases which I refuse to allow on charging the freedman. 75c @ $1.00 per day for every day he is absent even when he is working at $10 p month which makes his days wages only 33¢ per day. Employers urge this as proper but except