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OFFICE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, FREEDMEN'S BUREAU STATE OF MISSISSIPPI. Vicksburg, Miss., Aug 24th 1865. Respectfully forwarded to Maj. Gen O.O. Howard at request of petitioner Saml Thomas. COLONEL AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER. Freedmen's Bureau, State of Miss, {E & W 35 1865} OFFICE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, FREEDMEN'S BUREAU, STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, Vicksburg, Miss., Sept. 20th 1865. Respectfully Referred to Maj. T.S. Free A.I. [[Gen'l?]]. for investigation and report and his attention directed to accompanying Copy of Endorsement by Com'r. Bureau R.F and A. Land. These papers to be returned. P. H BY ORDER OF COL. SAM'L THOMAS Assistant Commissioner, Freedmen's Bureau, State of Mississippi. Stuart Eldridge Lt. Act. Ass't Adj't. Gen'l. {E & W 66 1865} Recd L.E. Solo 1865 E & M 53 1865 Officer A.I.G Freedmen's Bureau For State of Mississippi Vicksburg Miss. Nov. 11th 1865 Respectfully returned to Col. Sam'l. Thomas Ass't. Com'r. State of Miss. with the following remarks. That the property of Petitioner is not on our books, neither under our control. That he has possession of his property and now using the same for his own benefit, no action need be taken. T. Sargent Free. Maj. & A.I. Gen'l. [[strikethrough]] this from the time she was placed in possession of the same by order of the Military orders and [[/strikethrough]] as in duty bound would ever pray &c. Sworn to and subscribed Robert Moore [[Section covered by other section in the scan]]
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