The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-11-22
QsOotea 70 tbo Qisseqiqaoq of HsefVI Intelligence.


| HEADo'Rs ASST. Con-. BUREAC REFUGEES,
+. FREEDMEN AND. ABANDONED LANDS,
r SoUTu CAROLINA AND GEORGIA, ,,-'-~
CHARLESTON, s, c., October %, 1865. :
/ o. DEAR SIR: ): Not having had sufficient time
% reply especially to your questions of prae-
teal import put to ME at Columbia, will
now, with great pleasure, answer some of
| them. FIrst--as to- the restoration of lands,
! enclose Circular Is, which explains itself
The oath, pardon and proof Of title, together
with an application, may be forwarded direct
to the Assistant Commissioner, at Charleston,
S. c., or lodged with the. nearest Bureau
Agent, who is required to forward them to,
me. .The proof may be e copy Of the title as
recorded, Or, the aGidavits, of two or three
citizens as to ownership. Second-As Ito
! lands embraced under Gen. Sherman Special
Field Order No. IS, of 1865, my orders ea.
closed cor corning Edisto and to Capt. Keteh-
uni, are. believe, qnite explicit All com
munications on this Subject will be received by
Capt. A. P. Ketchum, .at the Office of Assis-
| tant COMMISSIONER, at Charleston; S. G..
Please publish the circulars enclosed, with
this letter, if you think best Third-.As to
contracts / enclose Gen. Saxton's-, Circular
| No. 5, of which Lspoke to you. Please give
it circulation. An officer will visit the Gov
| ernor next week, and see to the establishment
! of the boards referred to:in the circular. The
contract extends to leases necessarily, and
may not be of the form specified, it being q
mutual agreement entered into voluntarily by
| the contracting parties. 2 The form is given to
save trouble Every possible effort viii nows
be made to make, contracts; whether Tor wa
ges or by leases, for. the com ng year To
this end nc efforts will be spared on the part
of Agents of Supervisory Boards; to. Secure
mutual confidence and good viii between, the
employers and the employed. Ali parties
| must endeazor to woTk together. Hostility,
contention and bad feelings are deprecated
by me, and will do whatever can possibly
do to bring about co5nplete reconciliation. I
think the Supervisory Boards, as organized,
I will have an immediate tendency to this. end.
Fourth-As to relief establishments, they are
of two kinds-the me9ical, and those for other
sufferers, as com,nissary and quartermaster.
1t is sought TO reduce them as rapidly as pos
s!ble. =! nave been hindercd iu the prepafa-
ton Of the COMMUNICATION promised you,
and, therefore, not having time now, will send
tie next from Savannah particularly theone
with regard to tolegislation. Very truly yours:
f. -.,,.-I.. ....~--. :, -. -. o. O. HOWARD, E
'., Major General and Commissioner;
AR.WM, II. TREscor.
HEApQUARTERs, ASSISTANT CoMMtss5oNrR.
BUREAU REFUGEES, FREEDMEN ~ - 2
/, AND ABANDONED LAMBS,
, SoUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA,
s.~. CHARLESTON, S. g., October 70, 1866.
Circular No. 5. : E.s..l . -. $. &. :,
+ ]. The impression. prevails to q great ex-
tent among the freedmen, that on the 1st of
| January, 1865, the United States Government:
is to give them lands, homesteads of forty
acres, and that for the coming year it, is not
necessary for then, TO contract with their for
mer masters, or other employers, for their Ia
bor To correct this error, all officers an1
agents of this Bureau in South Carolina and
Georgia, are hereby. directed to give notice to
the freedmen within their jurisdiction, that
such expectations on their part are erroneous,
and that the United States Government has
no lands to divide among them. =. : 2
-- To. provide for the cultivation of the soil,
give proper direction and organization to
Labor, and insure the raising of sufficient of.
the necessarles of life to prevent suffering.
and starvation, the freedmen are urged at
once to make contracts for labor for 1866,
the contracts to commence on the 1st Of Jam
uary, 1866, ana terminate with the year. To
facilitate the making of contracts, the Assis-
taMt Commissioner directs that the Sub As
sista7t' COMMISSIONS. or Agent of the Bureau
in each District, shall be associated with two
citizens, residents in the District, each selee-
ted to the satisfaction OF the respective con-
tracing parties, the three to, constitute a
board Hhose duty It shall be to arrange equit-
able contracts between the employers and en-
ployees for the labor of the freedmen. In
districts where there are no agents of this
Bureau, the civil authorities are requested to
constitute the board as above, the two citi-
gems choosing third to replace the agent, 70
act as agents of the Bureau for the same pdr-
pose. Allscofttracts Should be in duplicate,
one for each of the contracting parties; and
correct copy Eanst be sent to the Office of the
Assistant Commissioner.
II. The following form Of contract is adop-
tsd as applicable to the labor question. sub
iect to the necessary notifications to meet in
eigiduaI cases and peculiar circumstances of
contracting parties . - 4 =: 4
Eno0 atEnsa By these presents, That (
4 of the County of -, State
of held and firmly bound.to the,
United States of America In the sum of -
dollars, for the payment ofswhich
+ -. bind heirs, executors and
administrators, firmly by these presents in
this contract That -. to furnish the per-
sons whose names are subjoined; lfreed labor
ers,) quarters, fuel, substantial and healthy
rations, all necessary medical attendance and
supplies in case-off Sickness, and the amount
set opposite their respective names per month,
during the continuation of this contract
the laborcrs to be paid in full before the final
disposal # the crop which is to be raised by
them on pla"atlon5 in the County Of
State Of 49,.
This contract is to commence WITH the daze
and close with toe year.
Given in duplicate at this day
sup'dent of District.
|. Registered at , i88. ...'-
III. When fair and equitable contracts are
made, they must be kept BY employer and