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DEPARTMENT OF THE GULF, 
U.S Military Telegraph Office,
July 25 186
By Telegraph from Washington 22
To Col Samuel Thomas

Reports of Eighth and ninth unit have Reached me from Col Brinkenhoff near Clinton & one through General Davidson at Vicksburg Respecting a [[strikethrough]] th [[/strikethrough]] want of action on the part of the Bureau in several Counties & also a Deplorable state of affairs Can you not reach every portion of this [[place?]] get officers & non commissioned officers from Department Commanders get them to work notify planters to make written contract to Bill dulicape with nearest agent keep suspecting officers & Agents in motion 
23 pn 347 Maj O O Howard

Transcription Notes:
where I have [[???]] someone had state, but the word state is a couple of lines just above that and they don't match.