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6. 7 Bureau Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands Office Asst Sub Asst Commissioner Lincolnton N.C. August 22nd 1867 General I have the honor to enclose herewith Receipt Rolls Nos 1&2 of Clothing Camp and Garrison Equipage for Month of February 1867. These Rolls were returned to me from your Office March 15th 67 (thro Bt Lt Col Thos P Johnston Chief Qr Mr Bu R F. & A.L. for the State of North Carolina) for correction and after making the necessary corrections I returned them to Col Johnston, presuming as he was the channel through which all property papers reaced your Office he would transmit the Rolls to you. But for reasons unknown to me, he under date of Aug 17th 1867 returns me these Rolls. I make this statement, first to redeem myself from any seeming negligance in not forwarding the Rolls at an earlier date, secondly to explain why I forward the Rolls to you direct, when the were received by me thro Col Johnston, I am General Very Respectfully Your Obdt Servant T.D. McAlpine Lieut. V.R.C. & Asst Sub Asst Commissioner To Maj Gen O O Howard Commsr Bu R.F. & A.L. Washington D.C. 7. 8 Bureau Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands Office Asst Sub Asst Comsr. Lincolnton. N.C. August 26th 1867 Colonel I have the honor to transmit herewith the following, viz. Report of Persons & Articles hired for August 1867 Vouchers for the pay of Clerk hire for August 1867 Vouchers for the pay of Office rent for August 1867 & my Postage Account for August 1867 for Approval. Very Respectfully Your Obdt Servant T.D. McAlpine Lieut V.R.C. Asst Sub Asst Commissioner To Bvt Lt Col A.W. Shaffer Sub Asst Commissioner Sub District No. 9, Charlotte. N.C.
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