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18 Head Quarters District of Alabama Montgomery Ala April 24th 1867 Lieut S. J. Whiting Sub Asst Comsr Montgomery Ala. /68 Lieut Your Report of Refugee and Freedmen for the month of March has not yet been received at these Hd Qrs. You will please forward it as soon as possible. Very Respectfully Your Obt Srvt J. F. Conyngham 1st Lieut 24d US Infantry A.A.A. General 40 Hd Qrs District of Alabama Montgomery Ala April 25th 1867 DeGuarnay G. Esqr Columbus Ga / Sir Your communication relative to the claim of Emanuel & others have been received. An Agent of the Bureau for Russell Co will be appointed as soon as possible We have been waiting in prospect of sending an Agent there to where your statements might be referred for action or you would have been notified before that the claims were in this office. Very Respectfully Your Obt SerComsrt C Cadle Jr Sub Comsr 19 41 Hd Qrs District of Alabama Montgomery Ala April 26th 1867 Tracy Brvt Major George H 15th US Infantry Sub Asst Comr BRF and AL Mobile Ala 9/51 Mayor Your letter and General order to No 1" in reference to the claim of the colored people in Mobile to ride in the shed cart, and the difficulties arriving therefrom, were received during my temporary absence from the city Your conduct and order are approved and you will be sustained in policy adopted It is considered that the Civil Rights Bill refer only to misconduct on the part of persons in authority. Those who way be aggrieved by deprivation of an equal privilege with other persons be the use of railroad commonly seek redress of law, of which equal application will be carefully enforced, I shall be glad if you can induce the street Car Companies to avoid a struggle which can have but one result and apparently has no foundation but pique price the same persons who as free are sought to be excluded were formerly allowed as servants to use the same carts without restraint Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant, Maj General 42 Hd Qrs District of Alabama Montgomery Ala April 27" 1867 Little J J Esqr Gainsville Al / Sir Your communication of 20th inst is received The vagrant law being repealed you cannot compel the Free I mean who violate their contracts to fulfill them I enclose copy of General orders No 3 Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt Sub Asst Commissioner