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L.B.V.4. 261/448 Bureau R.F. and AL. Hd. Qrs. 5th Sub Dist Va. Fort Monroe May 31" 68 Bvt Brig Genl O Brown Asst Com. General: I have the honor to report that the condition of freedmen in the counties of Elyzabeth City and [[erased]] Warwick does not call for any special report. It is almost impossible to perceive any change, though I think a slow gravitation toward settled lives, regular labor and better habits can be detected. I shall undertake to urge the cause of temperance which now is making little progress. The example of white citizens and