Helfelfinger writes that a boy in his employ ran away without giving notice and broke his contract. An attached note gives the boy's full name as Jesse Lewis.

McDonnell acknowledges the issuing of women's clothing in Jackson's district.

McDonnell points out an error in Jackson's reporting procedures.

Jackson asks Trout to provide transportation for Betsey Brown and her children to Winchester.

McDonnell asks about the status of Jackson's request for transportation for Betsey Brown and her children from Staunton to Winchester.

McDonnell reports on the employment situation throughout the 9th Sub-District, noting that in the Shenandoah Valley, the demand for laborers exceeds the supply.

Daniel Carter sends Jackson a letter and a check for his wife, asking Jackson to pass it on to her.

Fay writes to the Jackson asking for assistance, as she is destitute and caring for her four children.

Jackson asks if Albermarle County is prepared to support Martha Butler, who will be sent there from Staunton. Higgs' reply is attached as an endorsement.

William Chapman encloses a check to Jackson, although the circumstances of the payment are not clear from the letter.

Jackson asks for aid for a school in Deerfield, an isolated town in Augusta County.

Jackson asks for an appropriation from the District office to help complete a school house being built on land donated by a black man, John Reed, whose daughter is a teacher.

Batis thanks Jackson for a recommendation for a local post.

Jackson's letter to McDonnell describes a complaint by Hiram Thompson regarding his horse that was stolen by a Confederate Lieutenant before the end of the war.

Brackett discusses a school tax law, although the specifics of his letter remain unclear.

Keiser asks Jackson to help him to evict three hired people whose term is up.

Webber reports on the activities related to several cases of assault against blacks in Augusta County, noting that the courts rarely took action to prosecute the cases.

Black asks the Staunton Freedmen's Bureau agent [Thomas P. Jackson] to assist in returning Robinson Jackson's daughter to Richmond. The daughter lives near Staunton, but the circumstances are not entirely clear in the letter.

Frazar, another Bureau agent, asks Jackson to have John Brent report to his office in Lexington, presumably for mediation with Joseph Miller.

In declining an offer of transfer to Southampton, Jackson launches into a personal political manifesto, expressing his views on the current political situation, the prospect of black suffrage, and the relations between whites and blacks. He writes, "I want the fullest equality for all men before the law but am opposed to attempting to mix oil and water, black and white in one homogenous social mass because it cannot be done." He also expresses his belief in the importance of widespread education for ensuring the stability of society.

Brackett sends a recommendation of a preacher to Jackson, one who believes that "morality is a part of religion."

Colburn reports on a meeting he had with Cyrus Bannister, who explained that problems with his wife compelled him to leave his family three years earlier, although Colburn reports that Bannister intends to return to his family in the spring.

McDonnell asks Jackson to forward the names of people who were recently issued clothing from the Bureau.

Jackson's report to Brown describes the ongoing problems with contract negotiations, relief efforts, the rise in drinking, and the political views of whites and blacks in Augusta County.

Jackson gives details of a criminal case in which the jury returned a guilty verdict despite the lack of evidence, and he also describes the effects of excessive bail charges.

Crawford and Brock announce that their committee will be ready to begin building a church as soon as they have lumber, but that they need Jackson to submit the order.

McDonnell writes Jackson concerning his accounts of clothing distributed by the Bureau.

Jackson relates the ongoing efforts to Henry Alexander heirs to sue the estate of J. McPhetus McCutchen.

McDonnell makes a request for yet another report from Jackson about his district, including the ability to provide relief for the local poor.

McDonnell describes the organization of the 9th Sub-District, including Augusta County (in the 4th Division).

Hoffman asks Jackson to give a gun to a Frederick Cupp, and a note at the bottom of the letter indicates that he did.

Manly inquires if Jackson knows of a place where an elderly woman could start an independent freedmen's school with her own means.

Jackson asks for clarification from Manly's previous letter about the woman desiring to open a school in the area.

McDonnell announces that $40 has been authorized for the repair of a schoolhouse in Laurel Hill.

Sallie Myers submits a reference for an Esther Smith, who has worked for Myers for 15 months. Smith had submitted a complaint against her husband, Albert Smith, who deserted her in 1863.

Jordan is informed that his monthly report is overdue.

Jordan is informed of his transfer to Augusta County.

McDonnell settles accounts with Jackson over Bureau property before Jackson leaves and John Jordan takes over as agent in Staunton.

This document appears to be the accounts between Mary Jackson and her employer John Harman, although the handwriting renders it difficult to decipher.

This contract details the terms of tenancy for John Bumgardner on the land of J. D. Summers.

McDonnell informs Jackson of several errors he made in recent reporting procedures.

In this monthly report, Jackson relates many of the problems in the black communities to the lack of education and the "vices engendered by slavery." He also reports on the diverse employment opportunities in his Division, as well as the tense relationship between whites and blacks over the issue of the State Constitution.

Jackson's report refers to a defect in the Hustings (Or Corporation) Court and a special report he submitted to Brown on March 10. He notes that it is very difficult for freedmen to receive impartial decisions.

This letter transmits Jackson's appointment as agent (although the actual order is not attached). It may be presumed that this order specified the terms of his new post, as it was in March 1868 that Jackson ceased to serve as the Bureau agent in Augusta County.

Jackson receives notice of his appointment as Bureau Agent (presumably for his transfer out of Augusta County).

The text of Jackson's [renewed?] loyalty oath to the United States Government.

Brower reports that Louisa Williams does not appear to be insane, and he would like to discharge her if a home for her could be found.

McDonnell asks Jackson to report when he will be in Monterey, the seat of Highland County, and if its County Court meets at the same time as Augusta's.

McDonnell submits the quarterly report for the 9th Sub-District including Augusta County. In relation to the condition of blacks in Augusta County, McDonnell bemoans what he considers to be the persistence of "immoral" behavior and "lewdness." He does note, though, that the schools in Augusta seem to be flourishing. His report concludes with more general observations about attitudes toward education and social mores. He also mentions the transfer of Thomas Jackson out of the 4th Division, remarking that "this Sub-District loses the services of a most valuable officer, which is as much regretted by the Freedpeople of his division as by myself."