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War Department
Bureau R. F and A. L.
Washington, Oct 2 1866

Bt Maj Gen'l J. W. Sprague
Assistant Commissioner
Little Rock. Ark.

General
It is provided in the Act of Congress organizing this Bureau "that the Commissioner shall before the commencement of each regular session of Congress make full report of his proceedings with exhibits of the state of his accounts to the President who shall communicate the same to Congress."
Before I can make this report I must have from each Assistant Commissioner, a full and clear exhibit of the [[strikeout]] workings [[/strikeout]] business of his office, and the workings of the Bureau, under his charge for the year past.  These reports will be submitted to Congress, and should be prepared