letters

Administration of Thomas P. Jackson (April 1867-May 1867)

Jackson receives and writes many letters detailing the general conditions of Augusta County as he begins his tenure as the local Bureau administrator. Several letters address the state of local freedmen schools, including attempts to begin new schools in the area, and the lack of food and clothing to distribute to the local freedmen. Jackson also deals with a wide variety of legal matters such as contracts, monetary disputes, labor disputes, and the registration of marriages among the ex-slaves.