Title	Monthly report from J. K. Nelson, October 1867
Record type	report
Creator	Nelson, J. K.
Date of creation	1867-10-07
Series	Records of the field offices for the State of Tennessee, 1865-1872 T142
Description	J. K. Nelson, Agent for the Counties of Cannon and Rutherford, gives the monthly report for Sept 1867, of the condition of the freedmen in the Nashville Sub Districts. This month problems arise with tenancy and landlord liens.
Additional notes	Series T142, Reel 41, [Frame unknown] [Pages are not numbered; this document can be found in the 35th report on the roll.]
Excerpt from record	"I have delivered one Bounty this month of $289.50 also many for Commutation of Rations amounting to $58.25 and $48.25 respectively. I have also paid John Mathews the last sent due to him from Osborn and Dromgoogle the amt being $94.50. The enforcement of the landlords lien upon crops in Rutherford Co. will cause considerable distress among the Freemen. Quite a number of men without means have rented land at a high figure and sub let it to Col'd men for a part of the Crop and in many cases the entire crop will scarcely pay the rent. This the landowner can levy upon and this deprive the laborer of the lease reward for his labor."
Geographic location	Cannon County (Tenn.) Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Nelson, J. K. Nelson, James K. Osborn, William W. Dromgoole, John E.
Subject (LC)	African Americans--Tennessee--Social conditions--19th century Agriculture Cannon County (Tenn.) Race relations Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Tennessee--Rutherford County Rutherford County (Tenn.) United States. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands--Records and correspondence
Coverage	1860-1869
Contributing institution	National Archives and Records Administration
Medium	Microfilm
Bibliographic citation	[Document title, date]. Records of the field offices for the State of Tennessee. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1872. Series T142, [Reel number, Frame number/s]. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Copyright status	Public domain
Collection name	Freedman's Bureau Records