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294.2-V-68

Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Office 4th Division, 9th Sub-District of Virginia,
Stanton, Va, October 31 1868.

General O. Brown
Asst. Commissioner
Richmond Va.

General:

In compliance with Circular No VI - dated Head Quarters, Asst. Commissioner Richmond Va. January 29, 1866. I have the honor to submit the following Report of Bureau Affairs in 4th Division (Comprising the Counties of Highland and Augusta) 9th Sub District of Virginia, viz:

On account of the many difficulties, arising between the freedmen and their Employers relation to the proper and just settlement of their accounts, this office is much sought by the former for aid and advice in forwarding their claims.

I regret to say that many freedmen, having confidence in the honor and integrity of their Employers, have entered into verbal contract with them, and in many instances, it is not until their duties have been performed and final settlement made that they discover themselves in the power and at the mercy

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