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336 Head Quarters Sub Dist of Alabama Montgomery Ala Jany 14th 1867 335/342 Greene Bvt Maj S. C. A A A Genl Dist of the chatt Major I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 12th inst and to say that the Weekly Station Report for Dec 29th 66, was forwarded from these Hd Qrs on the 9th inst; the delay was caused by having to wait for Report from Selma. Your attention is respectfully invited to the enclosed notice clipped from the "Montgomery Mail" of Dec 14th which will give you some idea of the irregularity of Mail communications between here and Selma. Hereafter Weekly Station Report will be promptly made out at the end of each week from latest Reports received, unless otherwise ordered from your Head Quarters. Very Respectfully Your Obdt Servant Maj Genl Head Quarters Sub Dist of Alabama Montgomery Ala Jany 15 1867 333/366 Shortley Lieut Geo Comdg Post of Selma Ala Lieut Enclosed please find 12 transportation orders to be used under provisions of G.O. 135 War Dept A G.O. 1865, which is the only order under which free transportation is given. Said order does not provide for giving transportation to such persons as are not dependent upon the Government for their support. In the case of John Phillips, if he is old enough to take care of himself and able to work he is not a proper person to give free transportation to, under said order. Very Respectfully Your obdt Servant J. F. Conyngham 1st Lieut 24 U.S.I. & A.A.A.G. 337 Head Quarters Sub Dist of Alabama Montgomery Ala Jany 15 1867 320/342 Probate Judge Hayneville Lowndes Co Ala Sir Nancy McLain (Col) states that Dr McLain who has a plantation in the Southeastern part of Lowndes Co. has had child Cornelia about 14 years of age bound to him and that she (the Mother) was not notified by you "of the time of apprenticing" in accordance with Sec 11 of the Act of the State Legislation approved February 23 1866. I have to request an early reply to this letter, and to ask that you will make statement as to the correctness of the womans complaint. Very Respectfully Your obdt servant O.D. Knisman Supt Head Quarters Sub Dist of Alabama Montgomery Ala Jany 15 1867 325/343 Adjt Genl U.S.A Washington D.C. General I have the honor to ask that there may be sent me for official use three (3) copies of the "Compendium of General Orders affecting the Regular and Volunteer Forces for 1861, 1862, 1863, 1864, and 1865. A larger number than three could be used with advantage to the service. I am Very Respectfully Your obdt Servant Major General Head Quarters Sub Dist of Alabama Montgomery Ala Jany 16 1867 323/ Mitchell Dr W. M. A. Dadeville Ala Sir Your communication in reply to my letter of the 7th inst is received. In reply I have to say that the question as to the legality of transfer of contract is one to be decided by the courts but it seems to me that the that the most practical course would have been to annul
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Normally his name is O.D. Kinsman but here it is mispelled (in pencil?) as O. D. Knisman
