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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
OFFICE 4TH DIVISION, 9TH SUB-DISTRICT, VIRGINIA.
Staunton, Va., Feb 29 1868.

Brig. Genl. O. Brown
Asst. Comr. District of Va
Richmond (Thro. Hd Qrs 9" Sub Dist. Va)
General
In compliance with circular order No. 6 S. 1866 B.R.F. & A.L, I have the honor to forward the following report of condition of Bureau Affairs in this 4" Div. of 9" Sub Dist. Va comprising the counties of Augusta and Highland - This office is still visited by many Freedmen asking assistance in making settlements or seeking redress for grievances. Most of the crop accounts of 1867 are now adjusted and the unsettled claims for wages are generally against men who cannot pay and where no written contract exists
Contracts to labor for the year are not so common as could be wished. Two seasons for this are assigned by freedmen, Some say their employers will not make contracts for the year as they intend to discharge them if they do not vote to suit them but most say they can do much better when their agreements are by the month as they can have monthly settlements and know how they stand.

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