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Hd Qrs Ft Brooke
Florida
April 28 1849
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[[?]] subs
64
Capt C. To relieve
Lt. Garland in
place of Capt atty
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Hd:Qts: A. of O.
Monterey Mex
Dec 22nd 1847
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[[underlined]] Special Orders No 23.[/underlined]]
I...1st Lieut [[underlined]] Joseph Stewart [/underlined]] 3rd Artillery will be relieved from duty in the Commissary Department at Monterey by M Casey agent Commissary Department, and will join his company with the army under General Scott without delay.
By Command of Brig Genl Wool
Irvin McDowel
A.A.G.
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Order No. 129
Extract
11...Under the instructions of the secretary of war, the following Regulation is announced  and will be strictly adhered.
"If the state of the service requires soldiers, whether Regulars or Volunteers, to be employed on extra duty, they should be detached for such duty and paid the [[underlined]] legal per diem [/underlined]] (15 cents) while so engaged, but in no case can Furloughs be granted to enlisted men or volunteers to enable them to obtain employment in any of the Army Departments as Teamsters etc, nor can the compensation allowed there exceed what is authorized by the Acts of March 2d 1819, to Soldiers when "employed on fatigue duty"
By order of Major General Taylor
(signed) W.W.S. Bliss
Asst Adjt General
Official
(signed) Irwin McDowel
A.A.G.
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[[margin]] Hd Qrs: A of O.
Monterey Mex
Jany 17, 1848
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Orders, No 44
I... until further orders all disbursing officers receiving monies from merchants and others for checks on the United States will charge six per cent on the amount of coin deposited and credit the United States with the same in their respective accounts Current.

II...The Collectors for the Districts of the [[?]] lower Rio Grande in stating on the invoices of goods etc coming to the interior that the duties have been paid (as presented in orders no 40 current service), will mention the amount paid on each article.
By Command of Brig. Genl Wool
(signed) Irwin McDowel
[[underlined]] A.A.G. [/underlined

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