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37.8-2,V.68

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

Genl O. Brown
Assistant Commissioner
Richmond Va.

General: 
In compliance with Circular No 6, dated Head Quarter Asst Commissioner Richmond Va Jan'y 29. 1866. I have the honor to submit the following report of Bureau Affairs in 4th Division (Comprising Highland and Augusta Counties), 9th Sub Dist Va

When it became generally known that the Bureau would close its operations on 1st January, many of those who have always exhibited or courted a vindictive spirit toward the same began showing their true colors and much of the spirit of four years ago is again manifesting itself. It is true these words apply more particularly to the uneducated, yet there are those whose inteligence and wisdom in connection with their experience should have made them good Citizens, that vie with each other in the exhibition of their animosity.

Much difficulty has been experienced