Freedmen's Bureau Records: John A. McDonnell to
Thomas P. Jackson, December 2, 1867
Summary:
McDonnell asks for a report from Jackson regarding the general condition of
freedmen in his district. McDonnell asks about justice in the courts, marriages,
labor supply, schools, and temperance
Mr. Thomas P. Jackson
Agent, Staunton
December 2nd 1867
Winchester, Virginia
Please forward to this office without unnecessary delay answers to the following inquiries.
1st What is the General Condition of the Freedmen?
2d What likelihood is there of full and complete justice being given to them by the Courts, in cases where they are interested against whites?
3d What is the condition of the Register of Marriages in Highland County and how far are each of the four paragraphs in Circular 11. 1866. Carried out?
4th How is the Supply of labor adapted to the demand?
5th What is the condition of the schools and what the demands for them elsewhere?
A full Report is required
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on each question and on any other matter of
interest or importance to the Freedpeople including the Cause of Temperance.
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
John A. McDonnell
Captain & Assistant Sub Commissioner
