Viewing page 107 of 283
This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.
210 429 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery, Alabama. Aug. 24th 1867 Homs Mr William Troy, Pike Co. Ala. Sir Yours of the 19th inst relative to an outrage committed in your district, is received. In reply I have to say that your Statement is too indefinite for any action to be taken. If the parties committing the outrages are known they can be arrested and tried by the Civil Authorities. If the latter do not do the duty in the case, their names should be reported to this Office. Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant O.D. Kinsman Sub. Asst. Commissioner [[margin]] Unclaimed and destroyed [[/margin]] 430 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama. Montgomery, Alabama. Aug. 24th 1867 /340 Sibley Col. C.C. Asst. Commissioner Ga. Atlanta Georgia. Colonel Mr Horace King a very intelligent and respectable Colored man and a successful master mechanic who now resides in Russell Co. in this State desires to found a small colony of colored people in Coweta and Carroll Counties Georgia. He proposes to solicit subscriptions among those of his people who are willing to engage in the enterprise, build the necessary buildings &c by the joint work of the colony and then divide the land among the different heads of families. I would be glad if he could receive from you a letter of endorsement as such would be quite useful in giving a stable character to the undertaking and would also prevent an active opposition from those hostile to such a settlement. Any letter to him on this subject please forward to this Office that it may be transmitted to Mr King. Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant Maj. Genl. & Asst. Commissioner 211 431 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery, Alabama. Aug. 24th 1867 198/225 Shorkley Lieut Geo. Sub. Asst. Commissioner Selma, Alabama. Lieutenant Yours of the 23rd inst suggesting certain alterations in the management of the Bureau QM Dept. at Selma is received. In reply the Asst Commissioner directs me to say that you are authorized to drop the Q.M. office and hire a building as stable and repair shop at a reasonable rent. If you will forward an estimate of the probable cost of the proposed repairs of transportation it will be acted on at once. Very Respectfully Your Obt Servant O.D. Kinsman Sub. Asst. Commissioner 432 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery, Alabama. Aug. 24th 1867. Woodland Hon. R.J. Probate Judge Clarke Co. Grove Hill, Alabama. Sir Yours of the 16th inst asking instructions relative to action under G.O. No 3, Current series from this Office, is received. In reply I am directed by the Asst Commissioner to say that the Order referred to was intended simply to cause a revision of action in the matter of apprenticeships and that in such revision much is necessarily left to the discretion of Probate Judges who are however responsible for their action. It would be difficult to fix the age or circumstances under which a minor should be considered capable of self support. This must be left to decision in each individual case after personally examining the minor. In general however it would seem that minors of the age of 14 who have been used to labor should be considered as self supporting. The manner in which the master has fulfilled his obligations as fixed by law should be taken into account in determining the question of revocation. The law requires that the apprentice be taught to read, write &c and it is feared that this provision is in many cases ignored. Any party has the right to make application as "next friend" for the revocation of indentures. The fact that of an apprentice desiring that the indentures should not
