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Bureau of Freedmen &C Sub. Dist. Edgecombe. Halifax Enfield. N.C. Col. Whittlesey Sir. I have this morning received through Corporal [[blank space]] Eleven Freedmen, as follows, Calvin Arrington, Solon Arrington, Littleton Arrington, Dallas Arrington, James Taylor, Alex Allen, Allen Davis, John Harris, Stephen Moore, Samuel Cheek, & Jacob Moses who have signed the contract to remain until the 1st of January 1866, at Seven Dollars per month, except John Harris, who claims to be a blacksmith and whose wages are to be determined by his skill-. I reached home with the first lot in due time and with those sent down by you on Sunday. I found I had Sixty one Laborers. Five deserted before reaching Weldon & since I got them home Twelve more have gone off-. They have generally gone off at night, carrying their rations with them. Among those who deserted on the way down was the Blk Smith, paid at Twenty Dollars per month-. There seemed a few days ago, a general feeling of discontent among