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[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

Mr James Thompson - Age 38 - Farmer (formerly Keeper of the Alms House) - Christiansburg P.O. - Old Line whig. 
Mr Stephen Childress - Age 40 - Farmer - Childress Store Mont'y Va. - Old Line Whig.

The following is a list of the most intelligent of the Freedmen belonging to Montgomery County Va. in whom both races have confidence &c.
C. Minnis Hadean - Age 40 - Blacksmith - Christiansburg Va. - Can read, write and cipher - One of the best colored men in the State. 
John Campbell - Age 40 - Farmer - Big Springs Depot Mont'y Co. Va - Can read and write - owns property - was free before the war.
Peter Noilen - Age 40 - Assistant to a Machinist Depot of the Va. & Tenn. R.R. - Central Depot, Montgomery Co. Va, - Can read a little.
Sampson Gleaves - Age 35 - Farmhand - Christiansburg P.O. Lives one mile from Town - Can read (and write a little).
Robert D Jones - age 30 - Farmer - Christiansburg P.O. Lives six miles from Town - Can read and write. 
Felix Johnson - Age 30 - Brick Layer - Christiansburg P.O. Lives in the direction of Blacksburg Va - Can read and write
John P Taylor - Age 35 - Farmhand - Christiansburg P.O. Lives in the direction of the White Sulphur Springs - Can read & write.
Richard Taylor - Age 65 - Farmer & Preacher - Christiansburg P.O. - Lives near Blacksburg Mont'y Co. Va. - Cannot read nor write, but is quite intelligent.

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