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[Form 6.] 
War Department,
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER,
Washington, October 3d 1867.

Bvt. Maj. Gen'l. N. A. Miles, U.S.A.
Assistant - Commissioner, &c.
Raleigh, N.C.

General:

I respectfully forward herewith Transportation Orders, No. 2554, for transportation of Freedpeople, the same having been requested by your communication to this office, of date October 1st 1867. 

By order of Maj. - Gen. O. O. Howard, Commissioner.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
[[stamped signature]] H. M. Whittlesey [[/stamped signature]] 
[[strikethrough]] Bvt. Brig.-Gen [[/strikethrough]] 
Chief Q. M., Bureau R., F., & A. L.