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Bureau R.F. & A. Lands
Co's Alleghany Bath & Rockbridge
5th Division 7th Sub Dist Va
Lexington VA July 31st 1868.

General O. Brown
Asst. Commissioner 
                        
General:
                                
In compliance with circular No. 6 Bureau R.F. & A Lands Headquarters Asst. Comm'r Va. Richmond Va. January 29th 1866. I have the honor to report as follows Viz.

The Freedmen are getting along exceedingly well in this division and are, many of them, striving to put one side a little money to buy themselves land.

They are anxious that their children should be educated and desire very much to receive information concerning the state of the country and what is going on at Washington &c -

Caesar Griffin imprisoned for the shooting of Mr Brokenborough is still at large on bail and I know not

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