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Office Assist. Supt. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands. 
Dist. Talladega Ala. Talladega Nov. 30th 1865.

Brig. Gen'l. Wager Swayne;
Assist Com. of Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, Abnd. Lands;

General; 
On receiving my appointment two weeks ago, I wrote you stating that I had no means whatever for opening an office - that the Quarter Master refused to furnish a solitary item or article - not even a sheet of paper for the use of the Bureau.  He refused to furnish me with fuel & forage as Chaplain. Through the aid of Maj. Genl. Chetlain I obtained an office with some little office furniture. And thus I have been doing the duties of the office for the past two weeks expecting almost daily to hear from you.  Not hearing from you I write again.  Stating again the above facts & also that the General wishes to know if we have authority to issue rations to Refugees, to Freedmen & to destitute citizens.  We have a building in which the aged, sick & children are living but none of the means for carrying on a hospital.  Indeed this Bureau in this place has been carried on in a manner which is as abhorrent to humanity & a burning disgrace to the country.  All the records left by the former Supt. consist of copies of contracts, & the orders of the Bureau.  We have received a little money from contracts & two fines, & thus we defray the office expenses. I desire that someone be appointed in my place as my health is poor. 
Very respectfully, General,
Your obt. Srvt, 
T. Humphrey 
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edited: removed Archive stamp, per SI ignore, Augustus Louis Chetlain per google search