New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-21

will here attach my Report ia tul, WIN reference 70
an embraced under General sheTnans fled oIaefs Oh
January Is, 1865 ., ,,n,,r,,v,-r
BrgR.u or RgYrcys FEEgpxgs, AND ABANDONED LANDS
Wdshing1a, November "a, 1865
Hon. F. VI STANTON, Screiarygf War.
sR--In accordance with General orders No. i%6, war
Department as follows v 40 DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDERS, ""', .nJr1asIGsSrr,r,s o,n1.
NO 40 Washi1ygton October ., lsC1.
whereas certain tracts of land situated on the coast o
sn,b Carolina Georgia and Florida at the time for the
most part vacant were se, apart by MAJOR General W.
sermans Special Field Order No 10, for the benefit of
refugees and freedmen that had been congegatea o lne
operations Of war had beon e 10 take care OF them
selves by their former owners and, whereas, an expeca
ton was thereby created that they would be able N retain
pcssesso Of said lands and wherefs large number the
former owners are earnestly soliciting the restoration of tho
same and promising 70 aosoo tho laDor and care 'or he
frC edmeD--
soner Of the Of RAugees Freedmcn aud Abandoned
lands proceed 10 the seyera above named states and en-
deayor 10 effect arrangement mutually satisfactory 10 te
freedmen and the land owners, and make report ana n
case a mutually satisfactory arrangement be effected,
ne h duly empowered aud directed 10 issue such orders as
may necessary, after full and careful investigation
OF the interests of the parties concerned
BY order OF the President u the United staes
0yy7n. y. u. TOwvsESD,
As,istlnt Adut1nt Generdl.
nroceeded % Charleston, g. c. reaching there October
IL After oonyersing with General Sxt0n, the Assistant
Commissioner aud with the land owners, lresoyed 10 80 70
Ydso AZ soon as the poOpe could be convened a some cen
officers and the representative Of the bdst0 Planters MI
William Whaley met the freedmen at large church on
the island The rnor had already reached the freedmen,
that proosed tho lands and evidences OF dssa
sfc1n and sorrow manifested from every part Ol inc
assembly IeKaned VIA. believed 20 bc the wishes OF the
Pfegiot az set forth In his Dryio1 with me Just before
leaving Washingt0n and embodied In my Instructions
above recorded The psople chose committee "a three of
their number aud them submitted the proposition 10
which the land owners willing t. subscribe lhe co'
said that on 10 condition would the cOored people Dc
wiling TO work for their former owners under oyerseefs m
before but they could rent the lands o them they wohi
consent In other respects, 10 arrangements proposed
Some youd work for wages. but the general ieeng eemeo
IN he that thsy ought 70 be allowed u rent the lands
nv unanimous vote, II was agreed that tho mater De
ef, N nv decision as whether restoration Should DO
made and as N the conditions ,,.-,,. A.. ,,o
A.r careful consideration, deemed advieple 70 taKo
course ny follows: - l., .-,,.A ,,o
I.t. Constitute Board Of Supervisors, In which inc
The planter and the freedmen had each rep
for the adjustment Of contracts and cases Oh d
ncutv. - - 4,,..,ton .oor
Each land owner required 10 sign an a'
which the order Of restoration N be issued Here ioi
low the order obligation and order Of restoration referred
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BuRxAu on RUuGEgs FREEDMEN, AND AB.sposEp ssps
Ciarlsstoq, s. O., October 10, 1865.
sYpGAI HmD ORDERS,
No. -, -.
Tho Agent OF this Bureau on Edsto Island will inme-
dsy take measures W constitute Board oil supervhoIs
for the sand 70 consist @ hiuseH and swo osher c'"