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Office Asst Commissioner
B. R F & A L.
Montgomery Ala April 18th 1866

Maj Genl O O Howard
Commissioner to Washington

General
In some few cases here Refugees & Freedmen apply for transportation beyond the limits of the State, which under G O 138 War Dept A G O 1865 I cannot give

I would therefore ask to be furnished with a dozen transportation orders approved by you in blank, to be used only in extreme cases where the parties are infirm and the Govt by sending them to their homes will be relieved from their support.

Very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servant
Signed Wager Swayne
Bt Maj Genl & Asst Com'sr

Office Asst Commissioner
B R F & A L
Montgomery April 1866

Bt Maj R Theune
V.R.C Mobile Ala

Major
I send you an order assigning you to duty as Asst Supt at Talladega. The recent orders for the muster out of all Volunteer Troops has deprived us of an agent at that place.

There are no Troops at that point but the people are well disposed and you will have no trouble. I shall try to be at Talledega about the time you reach there and will assist you in establishing your office. Capt Thos Taylor 34 NJ Vols is now at Selma awaiting muster out. The proper route for you to take is by Boat to Selma, and from there by rail. When you reach Selma stop and see

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Captain Taylor who will give you, such instructions as he may choose and will probably have some official papers to transfer to you.

Telegraph me when you reach Selma.

Very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servant
Sgd C Cadle Jr
A A G

Office Asst Commissioner
B.R.F. & A.L.
Montgomery April 18th 1866

Major Genl. O.O. Howard
Comsn'r R F & A L Washington DC

General.
Lieut Col G. A. Washburn V.R.C. Supt R F & A L at Mobile is suffering from an unhealed wound and will have to be relieved from duty in his present Station and ordered North. I enclose an application from him for such change.

There is no office in the state that I can assign to the Mobile Dist; I respectfully request that you will order a good officer of the [[strikethrough]] V.R.C. [[/strikethrough]] Rank of Colonel if practicable if not that of Lt Col or Major to report to me so that I may replace Col Washburn.

Very Respectfully
Your Obdt Servant 
Sigd Wager Swayne
Bt Maj Genl A Com

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