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Florida

On the 7th inst.
the Bureau is in receipt of a letter from Col.
Osborne Asst Comm'r, transmitting copies of
Acts of the late Legislature, having special
reference to the freed-people; also, Special
Orders issued since January 1s 1866., and
copies of letters from the corrospondence of
his office.

From extracts from the letters, the
following is taken. [illegible]

On the 13th. of November./65., is a letter ad-
dressed to Chaplain H.H. Moore. Superintend
end, Etc. Col. Osborne, through his Asst. Adj't Genl
requests the organization of Schools in Jack-
sonville and Saint Augustine, "to prepare
girls from Sixteen to twenty-five years
of age for teachers,"; those admitted to these
schools to be selected with reference to their
fitness for the duty teachers

Florida

On the 23rd of De
cember, Col. Osborne, instructs Judge of Probate
(acting as Agt. of the Bureau) throughout the
State, as follows.

Where no contracts have been made between
the planter and the laborers, the Order of Brig
Gen. John Newton, of August 18. 1865., allow
ing one fourth of the crops raised in the year
1865., to the laborers, will be considered in force.
An Equivalent in money may be paid, when
the parties agree to such a settlement.

Where settlements have been made before this
letter is received, they will not be disturbed.
Where payment has been made in part, in
money, clothing, or a portion of the crops,
it will be allowed in the settlement. But
the provisions used in the support of the la-

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