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C. 31 F B. N. D M. 1865 C. 51. F B SM - 1865 Meridian Miss. Augst 24th 1865. Clarke. C. W. Lieut Sub. Commissioner. Forewords Enrollment Certificate for Freedmen, which he hopes will not conflict with orders &c {One Enclosure} Return to Col Donaldson [[stamp]] FREEDMEN'S BUREAU, STATE OF MISS. * REC'D AUG 30 1865 [[/stamp]] Recd Office A A Com. F B NDM Sept 16./65 [[end page]] [[start page]] [[preprinted]] OFFICE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, FREEDMEN'S BUREAU STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. Vicksburg, Miss., ^[[Sept. 11th]] 1865 Respectfully ^[[Referred]] to ^[[Lieut Col. R. S. Donaldson, Act. Asst. Commissioner N. D. Miss., to whom Lieut Clark [[underlined]] should [[/underlined]] report. This proposed plan conflicts with the policy of the Gov't as to passes & permits. All that was meant by the enrollment was an estimate of the population from information gathered from citizens and from returns made previous to the surrender.]] BY ORDER OF COL. SAM'L THOMAS, Assistant Commissioner, Freedmen's Bureau, State of Mississippi. ^[[signature]] Stuart Eldridge [[/signature]] Lt. Act. Ass't. Adj't Gen'l. [[/preprinted]] E & M -54- 1865