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0624 Bureau of R. F. and A Lands Hd Qrs 2nd Div 2nd Sub Dist Va Haresly Va Jany 31st 1868 Brv't Brig General O Brown Asst Com'r B of R F and A. L. District of Va Richmond General I have the honor to report that the state of feeling existing between the whites and blacks in my division remains very bitter and in my opinion will continue so for a long period at least until after the election for state officers then I think twill gradually diminish but kind feelings never will exist between what was once "Master" and "Slave". During the past year negroes have in my opinion worked well although quite a number of complaints have been made that "niggers" wont work. Those making complaints I have found were poor managers and totally unfit to work laborers owing to inexperience in farming and business matters. Several families from the north have settled in this
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