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L.B.V.4, 544/677 Bureau R. F. and A. L. Hd. Qs. 1st and 3rd Divisions 5th Sub Dist Va. Fort Monroe Aug 31st 1868 Bvt Brig Genl O. Brown General: I have the honor to report that the condition of freedmen in these divisions is unchanged since last report from this office. There is apparent good feeling between all classes, a disposition upon the part of freedmen to work when hungry and out of money; but a general depression. The limit of effort seems to be subsistence. I have no confidence of the forced good will of the whites; and there is no doubt that a democratic triumph next fall would cause wide extended abuse