Title	Monthly Report of Operations and Conditions, December 1867
Record type	Report
Creator	Nelson, J. K.
Date of creation	1867-01-08
Series	Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, 1865-1869 M999
Description	The title of this record is: “ Nashville Tenn Jany 8, 1868 Walsh, Michl Sub Asst Comr. Report of the operations of the Bureau in the Nashville Sub District during the month of Dec 1867” Superintendent of Rutherford County J. K. Nelson describes the condition of operations in Rutherford County during December 1867. Nelson notes that large amounts of bounty claims are not being paid. Nelson also comments on the conditions of schools in the county, noting that many are being supported by benevolent societies. Nelson reports on the attempted shooting of two African American men in Smyrna, Rutherford County, Tennessee. Nelson particularly focuses on the labor market and how the low price of cotton is having a detrimental effect on it.
Additional notes	Series M999, Reel 18, [Frame 600-601]
Geographic location	Rutherford County (Tenn.)
Names that occur in the record	Nelson, J. K. Bowers, Prince Carter, Daniel
Subject (LC)	African Americans--Tennessee African Americans--Tennessee--Social conditions--19th century 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 Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865-1869. Series M999, [Reel number, Frame number/s]. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Copyright status	Public domain
Collection name	Freedmen's Bureau Records