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204 416 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery Alabama. Aug. 20th, 1867 194/208 Howard Maj. Genl. O.O. Commissioner Washington, D.C. General I have the honor to forward herewith Superintendents Monthly School Report for July 1867. Very Respectfully Your Obt. Servant O.D. Kinsman Sub Asst. Commissioner 417 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery Alabama. Aug. 21st, 1867 152/ Greene Bvt. Maj. S.C. A.A.A.G. Dist. Ala. Major I have the honor to forward for your information the following extract of a letter this day received from E.C. Branch of Mobile. "I most cheerfully commend to your notice as Clerk of the City market, J.H. Harrington of Battle Creek Mich". a truly loyial man and in every way worthy and competent to fill the Office. He is now acting as policeman in this City, the best of references given if desired. Very Respectfully Your Obt. Servant O.D. Kinsman Sub Asst. Commissioner 418 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery Alabama. Aug. 21st, 1867 184/ Woodward C.A. Esq. Cashier F S and T Co Mobile, Alabama Sir Referring to communication of the 8th inst from this Office relative to payment by the Bureau of repairs at your bank, I have the honor to state that the papers in the case having been referred to the Commissioner have this morning been received back with the following endorsement. "Respectfully 205 returned to the Asst. Comr of Ala. Asst. Commissioners have no authority to meet this class of expenditures. The Orders of the Comr on this subject referred to the payment of rent. By Order of Maj Genl. O.O. Howard (signed) A.P. Ketchum, A.A.A. Genl. Very Respectfully Your Obt. Servant O.D. Kinsman Sub Asst. Commissioner 419 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery Alabama. Aug. 21st 1867 195/219 McGogy Mr James F. Sub. Asst. Commissioner Talladega, Alabama. Sir Yours of the 19th inst in reply to communication from this Office of the 15th is received. You state that on the 1st July the A.A. Surgeon drew one months supply for the number then in Hospital. This number according to your report was 6 Refugees and 53 freedmen - an aggregate of 59 persons and there being 31 days in the month the amount so drawn by the A.A. Surgeon must have been 1829 rations instead of 58 as stated in your Reports. Fifty eight rations is not even two days supply for the number of persons reported by you whereas you report it as a months supply. The reports relative to issue of Corn and bacon must be made to W.C. Arthur Actg. Comy. of Subsistence at these Head Quarters. Very Respectfully Your Obt. Servant O.D. Kinsman Sub Asst. Commissioner 420 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery Alabama. Aug. 21st 1867 195/219 McGogy Mr James F Sub. Asst. Commissioner Talladega, Alabama. Sir Yours of the 19th inst relative to requisition having been made by you for a horse, is received. In reply I have to say that the requisition has been forwarded to the Commissioner and that no unnecessary delay will