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72 Wardens of the Poor of Cleveland Co, also that the letters are not addressed to any one, although they were inclosed in seperate envelopes, and the envelopes addressed to me as Agent Bu. R.F & A.L. I am not acquainted with either of the parties and do not know that I have over seen them. I am Colonel Very Respectfully Your Obdt Servt, Wm Birnie Agt Bu. R.F & A.L. 82. Office Bu R.F.A. Lands Lincolnton N.C June 25" 1868 Chur Bt Lt Col Jacob F A.A.A.G. Hd Qrs Asst Commssr State of N.C Colonel I have the honor to state the the Files of orders in this office from the commissioner Bu R.F & A.L and the Assistant Commissioner State of North Carolina are incomplete. The following is a list of all that have been received from those two offices Viz. Commissioner 1867 Circular No 2 Circular No 4 Circular No 5 Circular No 6 Circular No 8 Circular No 9 Commissioner 1868 Circular No 1 Circular Letter March 15 Circular No 2 Circular No 3 Circular No 4 Asst Commissioner State of N.C 1867 Circular No 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19 & Cir Letter Nov 6" 1867 73 Asst. Commissioner State N.C 1868. CIrcular No 3 Cir Letter Apl 15, Circular No 5, 6 &7. If the missing orders can be supplied this office, I respectfully request that it be done. I am Colonel Very Respectfully Your Obdt Servt, Wm Birnie Agt. Bu. R.F & A.L. 83 Office Bu R.F. & A. Lands Lincolnton NC June 25" 1868 Poston Mr Daniel Shelby Cleveland Co. N.C. Sir, A letter has been referred to this office by Colonel W.B. Royall Commanding Military Post of Morganton N.C written by York Martin (freedman) in which he states that you have persuaded one of his boys off, and claim that he was bound to you by the Court without York Martins knowing anything about it. If the boy has been bound to you I respectfully request that you furnish this office with a copy of the Indenture of Apprenticeship, and if he is not bound to you. I hereby notify you that you will be held responsible for payment of the boys labor for every day he works for you, as the boy is underage, and no legal right to make a contract without his Fathers consent. And you are represented as retaining the boy in your employ in opposition to his Fathers will, and going after him, after his Father had taken him
