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108 Complaint has been made at this office by John Isam of an assault and robbing committed on him on the 14" inst, in Pike County. His statement is that Bosen Tanner, Frank Watson, Nathan Watson, Julian Bright and –– Barbour came to his placee on the Widow Bullard's plantation (ten miles below Troy on the Newton Road), took from his house $135. in money, and $40. in good; that they then tied the hands of the complainant, and carried him to a store about a mile off, when he was threatened with death. That while his captors were asleep, he escaped, and made his way to Montgomery, though he was pursued with dogs. The Bullard family, from whom Isam hires the land, are witnesses in the case. Isam states that, as an excuse for this conduct –– Barbour (one of the party who took him) charges him with stealing from him $5.00, of which charges Isam says he is innocent. The Asst Commir directs that you proceed at once to Pike County, and investigate this case. You will report the results of your investigations as early as possible. Very Respectfully Your Obd't Servt O.D. Kinsman Sub. Asst Commir 226 Head-Quarters District of Ala. Montgomery, Ala. June 18" 67 102/117 Smith Robert T. Sub. Asst Commir. Opelika Ala Sir Yours of the 17" inst, asking the appointment of Dallas B. Smith as clerk in your office, is received. You are authorized to employ him at a salary of $80. per month. On receiving notice of his acceptance thereof, and of his having reported to you for duty, application will be made for his appointment. Very Respectfully, Your Obd't Servt O.D. Kinsman Sub Asst Commir 109 227 Head-Quarters District of Alabama Montgomery, Ala. June 18" 1867 105/117 Shorkley Lieut Geo. Sub. Asst Commir Selma, Ala. Lieutenant The enclosed vouchers for $39.0 for 6 cords of wood @ $6.50 per cord purchased in March 1867, are respectfully returned for explanation, as to the cause of their not being forwarded before. The same amount of money was paid for the same purpose on Feby 28". Very Respectfully, Your Obd't Srvt O.D. Kinsman Sub. Asst Comm'r. 228 Head-Quarters District of Alabama Montgomery Ala. June 18" 67 26/ Bulloch Bvt Brig Gen'l Geo. W. Chief D.O. Bureau R.F. & A.L. Washington DC. General On the 29" of April last I enclosed you vouchers for the rent of the Mobile Medical College approved from April 2" 1866. [[strikethrough]] From [[/strikethrough]] By a letter from Wm. H. Anderson, Dean of Faculty, dated May 25", it appears that the rent has not yet been paid. Will you please advise me of the action of the Commissioner in this matter? Very Respectfully, Your Obd't Serv't Maj. Gen'l and Asst Commir Head-Quarters District of Alabama Montgomery, Ala. June 18" 67 105/112 Howard Maj. Gen'l O.O. Commissioner &c Washington D.C. General On the 20" of November last you sent to me instructions to arrange for the expenditure of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.) upon school buildings. On the 18" of March I wrote to
