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NARA 586

Bigbee Valley Miss
October 7th 1867

Camp, J.B.

Asks that steps be taken to secure merchants in selling goods to freed laborers on credit to be paid out of "their share of the crops".
States that freedmen are very unfairly dealt with by planters by making out false bills and various other means.

L.R. C/128 "B".4.M.D.C.A.1867
M 68 F.B.S.M. Vol.2-67

[[stamp]] Head Quarters 4th. Mil. Dist. Office Civil Affairs OCT 9 1867 RECEIVED [[/stamp]]

[[stamp]] Freedman's Bureau State of Miss OCT 12 1867 Received [[/stamp]]

Headquarters, 
Fourth Military District
Vicksburg, Miss Oct. 10. 1867

Respectfully referred to Bvt. Maj. Genl. Alvan C. Gillem Asst. Commissioner Bureau R.F. & A.L. for the State of Mississippi.

By command of
Bvt. Maj. Genl. Ord.
O D Greene
Asst. Adjt. Genl.

E. & M. page 139/40.
Bureau Refugees Freedmen &c.
Office Asst. Commr. for Miss.
Vicksburg, Oct. 12th 1867.

Respectfully referred to Bvt. Maj. Geo. S. Smith Sub Asst. Commr. Macon Miss. for action in this matter so far as it related to the swindling of freedmen

By order of Bvt. Maj. Genl A.C. Gillem
Asst. Commissioner
J.W. Sunderland
Capt. V.R.C
A.A.A. General

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