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soon, furnishing me with all information possible for Governing Freedmen. Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant John C. Barnitt Capt & Asst Supt F.M.B. P.S. I would say that every train arriving from Virginia & Eastern N.C. are bringing from 15 to 20 Refugees that have procured their transportation (as far as this point) to go to their homes in South Carolina & Georgia. Having no orders to forward them from this point they are accumulating here in large numbers & being entirely destitute I am obliged to furnish them Rations until some arrangements are made to send them off Their Feed Costs much more than would their Transportation. Respectfully Your obt Servt John C Barnitt