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330 By order of Bt Brig Genl Julius Hayden Geo. Shorkley Capt. 15 Infy Bt Maj. U.S.A. A.A.A. Genl 651 Head Quarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery Ala Jany 25th 1868 /307 Cleaveland Miss Mary Matron Home for Orphans Montgomery Ala Madam The Asst. Commr. desires me to say in answer to your communication of today applying for provisions for issue to the inmates of your "Home" that he has the matter under consideration. Very Respectfully Your Obedient Servant Geo. Shorkley Capt. 15 Infy Bt Maj. U.S.A. A.A.A. Genl 652 Headquarters Dist. of Alabama Montgomery Ala Jan 27, 1867. Judge of Probate To the Honorable Blount Co Ala. Sir: The Assistant Commissioner requests that you transmit the enclosed communication to Justice Russell of your County - receive and return to this office his reply. Very respectfully Your Obt Servant Geo. Shorkley Capt. 15 Infy Bt Maj. U.S.A. A.A.A. Genl 331 653 Headquarters Dist of Alabama Montgomery, Ala January 27, 1868. 329/333 Howard Major Genl O.O. Com. Bureau R. F. and A. L. War Department Washington D.C. General: I am in receipt of your communication in relation to an appointment of Surgeon in Chief and have to say in reply that I clearly understood Genl Swayne to say that I could suit myself in that matter or I would have made no nomination. Dr Shatz was recommended simply for the reason that he is a highly educated man, but upon enquiry I learn that Dr Gray is an excellent Bureau Officer and an accomplished clerk, so upon the whole I am not sorry that my application was not in time to be considered. I am glad that my course in purging the Bureau meets with your approbation - and I assure you that there need be no apprehension felt as to the danger of a tendency on my part to "lean over backwards". No man shall be recommended by me to fill any position in the Bureau who can not take the "Iron Clad" oath and who has shown in any way a disposition to fraternize with those whose walk and conversation show that they are enemies to peace. So far my recommendations have been confined to Officers of the Army, and there I will confine them as much as possible, because the Office hunger of the loyal people of the State is such, that it seems to be almost irresistible. During the recent election for delegates to the Constitutional Convention, Bureau agents used their official influence over the Colored vote to elect themselves over old resident Union Citizens, and in their lust for office, place themselves among the propagandists of the Union Leaguers, and established, and fostered, these night meetings among the colored men instead of leaving such matters exclusively to the loyal element. These things have produced such a state of feeling as to segregate the races to a lamentable extent, and in looking over the field, it seemed to me
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