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50 Very Respectfully Your obedient Servant Wager Swayne Major General. Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery June 12th 1866 /80 Peck Capt. W.H.H. Asst Supt. R.F & A.L. Tuscaloosa Ala Captain, I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 4th Inst. The General desires that you at once investigate the case of the colored man seen hanging, and have it brought before the Civil Authorities. Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servant O.D. Kinsman Bvt. Major and A.A.G Head Quarters Dist of Alabama Montgomery Ala June 12th 1866 47/58 Whiting Capt L.J. Act Supt. R.F & A.L. Mobile Ala Captain Col Beecher informs me that you have employed a Clerk in place of Mr Chadwick at the rate of $125 per month. This rate is $25 more than we can pay. It was allowed in the case of Capt. Manchester, because he had just been in the receipt of a higher rate in his official position. No clerks in this State are receiving over $100 per Month, and this rate cannot be exceeded in your District Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servant C Cadle Jr Bvt Col & A.A.G. 51 Head Quarters Dist of Alabama Montgomery Ala June 12th 1866 Davis Mr O.M. Bridgeport Belmont Co. Ohio Sir In reply to your letter of the 3rd inst I have to say that as yet no Act has been passed by Congress entitling non-veterans who enlisted in "61" or "62" to a bounty. To obtain a copy of the order discharging you to accept promotion, you must apply to the Adjutant General of the Army at Washington as all records of the Army are in his possession. Very Respectfully Your Obedt Servant Wager Swayne Major General Head Quarters Dist of Alabama Montgomery Ala June 12th 1866 /52 Fullerton Brig Genl J.S. Montgomery Ala General I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a note from you of this date for yourself and Maj Genl James B Steadman, asking the information upon certain points therein stated. In reply to your first three interrogatories I transmit to you herewith. 1 A Return of the number of Offices and Civilians attached to the Bureau in the District of Alabama with rank and pay. 2 A return of the number, (sex and age) age and sex of freedmen receiving aid from the Bureau with rations issued each month since December 1865. 3 A Return of the number age and Sex of refugees receiving aid from the Bureau with rations issued each month since December 1865 4 Copies of three letters from the Asst Commissioner B.R.F & A.L. and Copies of letters from R.M. Patton Governor of
