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Respectfully returned. If Phillis the mother of Betsey is fully able to support her child and is a proper person to have the supervision and moral education of children her child will be returned to her - the future welfare is the first and last point to be considered- Should Mr. Harrington make objections, make application to the Provost Court in behalf of the child. 
M. Cogswell
Major 8: Infty Bvt. Col.
Sub. Asst. Comr.

Bu. R. F. & A. L.
Office S. A Comr.
Fayetteville N.C. Nov 1 1867

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Weld M. W. Agent

Office Agent Fayetteville
Fayetteville N.C. Apl 28th/67
States that Stephen McGregor has made complaint that Hugh McGregor holds two of his children without authority &c.

Respectfully returned to Wm Mac Farland Esq. Agent, Bu. R. F. & A. L. (Thro Col. M. Cogswell Sub Asst. Comr. The within Indenture being signed by only one of the contracting parties is of it self rendered null and void. 

(Sign'd) Manchester W. Weld, Agent.

Jonesboro N.C.
Bureau R. F. & A. L. 
November 2d 1867


Respectfully returned to Wm McFarland Esq. This Indenture is null and void as it is signed by party.
M. Cogswell
Major 8 Infty Bvt. Col.
Sub Asst Comr.

Bureau R. F. & A. L.
Office S. A. Comr 
Fayetteville N.C. Nov. 8/67

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Weld M. W. Agent

Bureau R. F. & A. L.
Office Agent Jonesboro Nov 6th 1867
States that owing to the security of means of Transportation in his Dist and the County seats being so far apart (50 miles) it is necessary that he be allowed a horse - also states that he can hire one at $5.00 for month if he is furnished with forage.
Respectfully forwarded -
M. Cogswell
Major 8" Infty Bvt. Col
Sub. Asst. Col.

Approved
Bureau R. F. & A. L. 
Office Sub Asst. Comr. 
Fayetteville Nov 8” 1867

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McFarland Wm Agent

Bureau R. F. & A. L.
Office Agent Rockingham Oct 23” 1867
Transmits requisition for Forage for private horse and requests it to be sent to him at Sand Hill Station on H. L. Rutherford R.R.

Respectfully returned to Col M. Cogswell Sub Asst. Comr. Attention invited to endorsement from these Hd Quarters in similar papers dated October 1867. 

By order of Col & Bvt Maj. Gen. N. A. Miles  
Asst. Commissioner
(Signed) Jacob F. Chur
Bvt. Lt. Col. & A. A. A. G.

Bureau R. F. & A. L.
Head Quarters Asst. Comr.
Raleigh N.C. Nov. 1st 1867

L. R. 10.
Mac Farland Wm. Agent

Bureau R. F. & A. L. 
Office Agent Rockingham Nov 5th
States that a white man by the name of Cox living in Anson Co. N.C. hired a colored woman to work for him and now refuses to pay her husband.
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Transcription Notes:
Edited: year is 1867, tried to transcribe to make sense by putting signatory data under the letter rather than office information which I transcribed following the signature of person writing letter,