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66 78 Office Bu. R.F & A. Lands Lincolnton N.C June 20" 1868 Wilkes E. Esqr Iron Station Lincoln Co. N.C Dear Sir Your favor of the 16" inst recd with inclosures. I do not know as yet what the Bureau can do in the way of procureing you the the laborers you desire. I have written to the Assistant Commissioner of the State in regard to the matter - but as yet have not had any reply. I saw a Colored man named Richard Wells a day or two ago, he told me that if you wanted a Blacksmith he would be glad to work for you, he said that you knew him, and if you wanted him to drop him a line at Shelby Cleveland County. Very Respectfully Your Obdt Servt, Wm Birnie Agent Bu. R.F & A.L. 79 Office Bu R.F & A. Lands Lincolnton N.C June 23d 1868 Rhyne James Dallas Gaston Co N.C Sir I have this day sent Sheriff I.F. White an order from Bt. Col. W B Royall Comdg Post at Morganton to Collect the balance of money due you by W R Lockart, and if Lockart 67 refuses to pay the amount, the Sheriff has authority to sell a sufficient amount of his property not exempt from execution by Mil. orders - to satisfy the claim & his fees. If Lockart has no property not exempt by Genl Orders No 164 Dated Head Quarters 2d Mil. Dist. 1867 - and you can make oath and have the same supported by other affidavits that "the demand is past due and the defendant has been guilty of a fraud in contracting the debt sued for, or has removed or disposed of his property or is about to do so, with intent to defraud his Creditors, or is about to leave the State with such intent," Do so, and send the affidavits to me, and I will see whether he can claim the exemption authorized by Mil- orders - under these circumstances Very Respectfully You Obdt Servt, Wm Birnie Agt Bu R.F & A.L 80 Office Bu R.F & A. Lands Lincolnton NC June 23d 1868 Brown Joseph A Near Dallas Gaston Co. N.C Sir A letter has been referred to this Office by Thos D. McAlpine Agent Bu R.F & A.L written by you Dated Dallas June 16" 1868. - in which you [[strikethrough]] State [[/strikethrough]] apply for relief from the Bureau for an old man named Isaac [[Murrell?]]. In answer to your letter, I will repeat here what I wrote to you under
