, 1869-11-20
TIE FRBRDmgN's BUREAU.

Report ok Commasstoner htotsAFns
General o. O. 10 ard bas Just tas1ed mis- aunaal
report Of rue operations Of The Freednen'a Bureau
during she past JcaS.
Gener2l Howard aAyt: -..-.-
SSince ~ Last annual report, Eatetnt changes
seco.aancs mm 70 viii Win she seta 81 Congress relating
xaeretg. The net Of Ju'y Is. 1858 re9alrcd rue
Com, Dissioutrs 10 Gsase the bureaus 70 be vita.
t1reau h2a acted, sud It's operations, excepting
the edusatDna and county dtrlstoas, 70 b dtston-
llnued on lne tsi day ot japns1J, 1850. OTatrk
thls change with the least posssoks violence No.
tce as RlFtL TO ot1cers, n3eats, and cesks, inst
their services wou1d uot be Eeeded after Decena-
Tne redae,.oa Of so.rc ard wasx wi.hsa TIE
last year will b seeo from the following conparH
son: Una year aso there we're OF datY 10 this
ngents, aud slo cieIas; 81 present there are =
commissioned onlce7., Il cls1ltau agents, and =
elesfs. A year sgo elothtuG ana Eat:ons Wert
uouln ; At Present no such supplies ase iAs1ed,
Of the last Antua! report. there were ID
eight dl.ptn,ane*. With s 10 pstIe5ta aud
etgkIy.tnree susre0ps; NOW there are two
hospitals, no d!spensartes. with nre hnuslted
spd forty. one ratleuts anu Gre gurKeoas. During
the la2s yeas transportation WAS furnished to 6&si
ptrroIs, ard ISIS packages U Stores, At COST Of
pss @ass 1n9 *; an'T @9T 10 Ss!s5
wee for mileage and act1a expenses OF ot1cets
travelling undeE DrdeEf, and all d1sciIaeDeuE3 are
uUx mace ftpEa this ONCE. 49,. -.
.p5rtne he year eEd.n8 September l, 1865, tue
eyesaee humber aa.tstet was u, ,sAs and uutlnK
tic list 5eAs, end!tg September /. lsla. the
atter we're Ch1id1en. receiving htir esttous oalr.
Insng the same. PERIOD elotnlnR has hecn par-
ctased and distributed Al cost ot ts3 sls-s3: IN
condemned As unnt 10 De tAsued TO u,ops, Was
trant1e1Ttd 10 This hnFeau b tEc Qaaf:er5 assees
nctattmens, aDd G.vea 10 the poor and needy
ri faaft tn FI1H ff1yT nail
and progress Of the fEeti people could be gather
ed frot the records ct this 0n1ce, acd It Is con-
nssnFa h5 .se fss: sass tne srsss aass Of i,eea,
couueneed phntlnR ssd other oQstneas W ;heir
o%n ohnF. 1a fpite of all Disorders tass hsse
.psr1asled> AID the nlatoEutes taa:hAse fallen
prosperity AMI success has ALREADY deen .tta:nei
TO the OFT repeated klaudct test tue ucgsoes viii
| then ec.yt ., 1t is Sufficient ans*er that their
voluntary iarnt hes ptodGcea ne1:lv al the food
trai Las supported the whole ntopie, hes:!es q
| }afEp amount Of nee. Sugar amt rnpact3 ftr eN-
| port, Bnd rwo millions of bales of cot.Cn eac1
| year, on whlca VAS pait Ito :ha Ltitea Sssses
T,sassFy a91ns tnc 5:ars 1s and 1857 tax Of
With reference 10 the houn'y. cls'ma OF negro
| kp1diels, General Howard sa1a:
1ss. nrovtded Tor the ntotsct1.,n o, claimanss =;
far ~ law can co |. TIE duties imposed bJ these
laws upon ng ot1cers am agents osTe bccu vctJ
dtfcu,f. To discover deGtfy, and pay Claim laa
scattered throughout every STATE and Terr,.
sas ssn sfea A. psss1ag Etss az ,1,s Bs,
became fAmilias With the business 10 A!
gde:tty: slnee Aetil i, 1861: when sas .s ats!
anoupl paid, trclodipg la~frl ices snd exreoses
has been tssslsl.. TIE naance IN ne on.ss.l ~
saa ea9e
ti,:so, ,eSGs2 4 compute and minute record O
e't'7 caae L kep. 70 thai II entire hut ~ ma!
| bk eutiiJ traced. The clAtma a1fCalY blei ar'
settled through t11 bureau Number 1901. ant
s3il nled bJ Is are noa pending settlement; u o.
Of hrcn c&aims Of eoan1ed sel.tiers are now on ni
500 certificates In settlement ot claims arc no
ten porar;ly suspended IN Tue saclc o:ncc."
ln asn ming np tss F1psnd,tnres 0s a tns nuiea' u
+ "%htn The bureau vns established. Il "as BE-
cesed that the abandoned lands and other cap
ssss e sa;s; s. ~ e9s
Iau cTeallnR II would furnish sufficient reFeuu
lot its support. Therefore no appsupt1as.oas wcr
IT, 1 ser .se 'e create. = reiou of u
Atacuoncd property hah been Feltofcd 70 II
rtoIer o"nsss, ThG mo1cy ,s ssctusd oeior ,Is!
AID aSd tnttlon, % Ind sals Of tonfedefsto sta,e
property, ahd from All the m,sce!lspeous sourcsl
and trcedments iund and the school fund, ami III
NJ ouDttd TO Sc, 64o %. The total e1eentitas
q.fan 9 Jaoosy IT, ~ sssas s AssSst
cash expenditure, the Aubslstcnct os medical sol
Plies aud Quarterrna>tcr storcs ftsued to ref19ei
and frec1ren prior to Julf !, 1,dG. Wgra fufuttae
b, the C0n1ruitsary. Medical a1t Quastcru1stcr
, Departments. hnHhccountcd for Ii tho current Z:
: tetkes Of taoAe dcp.rsments- They We
bl7ruu. They amount 10 s4s3o, ,TA's
. or'giDni cost, hnt iarRe portion ol the,
ztofts being damaged AID condemned n uatlt 4
iaAuc TO troops. their rta ralne In the goyeFnuci
. wns lteeAA'5 iess tNnn t,,vth'.to!. A1atnR tht
. | original co+l to The Qaount e1peniel run npps
: pT.nt!okE. and other b0urces, The to'A expcnses
+: the tuftau tEotu tta organic alton to AnRs4t .
. lsty, have BEEN s13,as9, ,slasY. and dedu@t1l
fxl l1N tSansfeTrru 10 thr AHf1cnttut1l Depnrtmol
sIti $500, COO get hpart Al special rellcl tuns
T. | sl1 cjH.sfa af irst.s1te people Ia the fnntne
- StAirx, III accordance with tic joint rcsorl Ion
EonarfsA. approved Matcn ~. 1>di. the tesI Ct
o tf the tuitnu Tar bcca s11,U:v, ,slt.b4"