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R.B. Vol 1. P. 2. April 1868. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Office 4th Division, 9th Sub-Division, Virginia. Staunton, Va., April 30th 1868. Capt John A. McDonnell Sub Asst Comr. B of R.F. and A.L. Winchester, Va Capt In accordance with the requirements of Circular No VI. from Head Quarters Asst Comr B of R.F. and A.L. Richmond Va Jany 29th 1866 I have the honor to report the following showing the condition of the "Freedmens" affairs" in the above named Division at this date. By reason of the fact that I have been here but a short time, and consequently not sufficiently acquainted with Freedmens affairs here to enable me to make a satisfactory report, this must necessarily be brief and confined to those facts only which have come under my personal
Transcription Notes:
I am unsure that the instances of "Asst"in the transcription are correct.
In the first section addressing the recipient, there is a clear "A" as the first letter and a clear "t" as the last letter, but the middle character(s) do not resemble a two "s's"
This word is repeated again in paragraph one but this instance appears to show even clearer that the center characters are not two "s's".
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This mystery word seems to be "Apt" to me. Perhaps a second set of eyes could make sense of it? The sweeping motion of the head of the middle letter makes it unlikely to be a h.
It is Asst. for Assistant. It is used extensively in the Freedmen's Bureau records. The letter that looks like a "p" is called a "long s", an old way of denoting "ss".