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good. In this mountainous section, there are rarely ever any contagious disease, and sickness is rare and unusual, Nearly everybody both white and colored have made good crops and have succeeded in gathering and saving without injury or loss. The general welfare and condition of all colored people is about the average, and with the start they have made this year, with just protection and fair treatment, they will not be a burden to anybody in the future. I am General Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servt [[?]] A.S.A. Commr. Thro Maj R.S. Lacey S.A. Commr Bureau Ref. F and A. Lands Lynchburg Va