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Headquarters District of Mississippi, 

Jackson Miss June 14th 1865.

Col. Samuel Thomas
Provost Marshal of Freedmen

The state of Mississippi is Sub districted as follows

1st Sub District of the South West. 
Head Quarters at Vicksburg

2d Sub District of the North West
Head Quarters at Grenada

3d Sub District of the North East
Head Quarters at Okalooaa

4th Sub District of the East
Head Quarters at Meridian

5th Sub District of the South East
Head Quarters not decided yet. 

I consider it of great importance that Deputy Provost Marshals of Freedmen, be appointed by you, at all these Head Quarters, and that they enter upon their respective fields of operations, with as little delay as possible and with such instructions as to insure the greatest harmony of