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M 2 Vol 19. O. L. S. D.C. 873.

Washington. June 1" 1867.

Vol 2 No 2064. A. C. D. C. 67

Griffing Mrs J. S.
Agent.

Recommends that the sewing women, at the Indtl school, be paid in unmade garments, and save the trouble of issuing, & report them as actually made.

As the women are dependent upon their own exertions for their daily bread, they could make their own garments, when not otherwise employed.

E B 1 Vol 382 O. L. S. D. C. 1867.

Bureau R. F. and Abd Lands.
Office Local Supt D.C.
Wash. June 4th 1867.

Respectfully forwarded. Tis not deemed expedient that clothing should be issued in payment for the sewing at the school under charge of Mrs Griffing, particularly unmade garments as that will open the way to a traffic of materials for such articles of food &c as the "destitute employees of the school" may need. 

I would respectfully suggest that the women be paid certain prices for the articles they manufacture, to enable them to procure such articles as they may need, employing the most destitute and deserving aged people at the school. This would avoid all irregular issues of clothing and insure the transfer of all articles manufactured, give employment to such as cannot otherwise sustain themselves, and facilitate the making up of returns for this office and that of Maj J. M. Brown A Q M

J V W Vandenburgh
Actg Local Supt DC

796
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands
Head-Quarters Asst. Commr., D.C,
WASHINGTON, JUN 11 1867

Respectfully referred to Bvt Major J M Brown, Chief Quartermaster D.C. with directions to pay the employees of the Industrial School in accordance with the remarks of J. V. W. Vandenburgh, Act'g Local Supt. D.C.

By Order of Bt. Brig. Genl Howard
Wm. W. Rogers.
A. A. A. Genl.

E. B. Vol 3 #748 A. C. D. C. 1867

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