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War Department Bureau R F & A L
Washington Sept 1st 1865

[[Footnote 1]]

Clark S A
Lt. & A A A G
Bureau R F & A L
Dist of Columbia
 
Lieut.
I have the honor to request that there be furnishe this office a directory of this city we find that we need one in connection with the Intelligence office.
also that you send me by bearer some official stationary

Very Respectfully &c
Capt &c

Office Sept R F & A L
Dist of Columbia
Sept 2d 1865.

[[Footnote 3]]

Richards
Supt Melt. Police

Sir
I have the honor to refer the case of John Smith & Saml. Roswell to you as I understand their case to be one of those which comes under you jurisdiction
It seems that they have been victimized at some snake show on the Ave. The case has been in Days hands & I believe taken before some magistrate Thinking it a criminal case I refer it to you with the request that the parties committing the offence be punished If I am mistaken as to jurisdiction please
send the parties back to me

Very Respectfully &c,
Capt &c.

Office Supt R F & A L
Dist of Columbia
Sept 4th 1865

[[Footnote 5]]

Baldwin Chas. L.
Williamatic Ct

Sir
Yours of the 1st making inquiries relative to the Employment of twenty five men to work on Rail Road has been received I think that the number can be easily raised. Will you please inform me how long you wish these
men to work the wages that you will pay them &c


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also whether you will transport them from here, there or whether you will expect them to furnish their own transportations. If you desir these men will endeavor to secure them for you upon your notifying me. 
Should we do so there will be a fee of $1.00 each according to the established rule of this office. An answer is respectfully Solicited
Very Respectfully
Your Obt Servt

Capt &c. 

War Dept Bureau R F & A L
Washington Sept 4 1865

[[Footnote 7]]

Adjutant Genl
State of N.J.

General
I have the honor to request that you will 
send me the full name & P.O. address of Lt. Young Co. "A' 33d NJ Vols

Very Respectfully Sir
Your Obt Srvt
Capt & Supt. 
Freedmen's affairs
Washington & Georgetown

War Dept Bureau R F & A L
Dist of Columbia
Washington Sept 4 1865
[[Footnote 9]]

Hughes Hughey

Sir
I called upon you some two or three weeks since in reference to some claim presented against you by Stephen Jones, Chas Smith. Richd. Thompson, Joshua Pry Jno Blackburn Spencer Coleman & Wm. Brown. You
acknowledged the a/c & promised to endeavor to pay them that day & that if you could not do so then you would the 1st of September. I now request you to settle with these men. If you do not the necessary steps will be immediately taken to cause you to pay them. Hoping that you will attend to this matter immediately & save yourself much 
trouble.      
Very Respectfully &c
Capt &c


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Transcription Notes:
mis-spellins left as written Williamatic=Williamantic Ct Footnotes 2/4/6/8/10 are margin notes; Footnotes 1/3/5/7/9 are notes overwriting the entries. Jno. = abbreviation for Jonathon a/c = abbreviation for account