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Lawrence Station Newton Co Miss January 17th 1867 Genl Wood Comiss Freednams Bureau Vicksburg Miss Dear Sir We Recd from your office a few days since Government Transportation from this place to Lauderdale Springs for one Henry Murphey, an insane freeman. We sent him to Lauderdale Springs as directed, but the office in charge of the hospital wouldn't receive him, and sent him back, stating that he had no orders to receive such persons, and that he could not do it without writen orders from Hedqrs. Pleas give us the nesesary