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Head Quarters
Northern Dist of Mississippi
Jackson Miss. July 27 65.

Colonel;
In order to keep Commanding officers and officers temporarily acting as Provost Marshals of Freedmen informed of the Rules and Policy of the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned lands, it will be necessary on your part to supply the different Subdistrict Commanders liberally with orders emanating from your office and from the office at Vicksburg for distribution within their respective Commands. 

I am, Colonel, respectfully
Your obedt Servt
[[signature]] W. A. Gordon [[/signature]]
A. A. G.

To 
Lieut Col R. S Donaldson
A.A.C. R. F. & A. L. 

P.H.H.