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Office of Asst Supt R F & A L
King Geo. CH Va March 31\66
John Clift Esq
President Board of Overseers of Poor
Sir
In obedience to Circular No 14 dated Bureau of Refugees Freedman &c Fredericksburg Va March 24th 1866. I have the honor to request answers to the following questions. 
1st Will the Board of Overseers of the poor undertake to provide for the maintainance or assistance of destitute colored persons having a settlement in their respective counties in the same manner as  provided for destitute White Persons?
Answer. At present the board cannot.

2nd What will be the extent and character of such maintainance or assistance?
Answer At present none 

3rd If maintainance and assistance cannot be provided for all destitute colored persons for what proposition will the Boards undertake to provide for?

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