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B R F and A Lands
Hd Qrs 2" Div of Sub Dist Va
Wise Farm Princess Ann Co Va
February 29, 1968

Bv' Brig Genl O Brown
Asst Com BRF and AL Dist of Va
Richmond, Va.

General.-
In compliance with Cir No 6 Series 1866 from Hd Qrs Asst Comr Dist of Va I have the honor to report that the general condition of Bureau Affairs in the 2" Div of the 1 Sub Dist of Va is good. The Sanitary Condition is excellent. Very little Sickness exists among the Freedmen

The demand for labor has fallen off somewhat during the past month, but it is believed that this is but temporary and that the equilibrium will soon be reached again. Farming operations will soon commence which will give an impetus to the Demand for Labor. There seems to be a dislike to the Contract System on the part of the Freedmen who distrust the whites, and prefer working on their own accord where possible. The cultivated

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