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War Department, 
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands.
Washington, Oct. 10th 1865
Brig. Gen. Wager Swayne
Asst. Com'r for Alabama 
Montgomery, Ala.
General.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 26th of Sept. relative to the sequestration and transfer to this Bureau of all property in the State of Alabama , lately in possession, or owned by the rebel Government.

General Howard directs me to say that the Secretary of War has authorized the possession by the Bureau of such property, not now used by the military authorities, and he suggests that you make application for the same under provisions of the Execution Order of June 2nd 1865, promulgated in War Department G.O. No. 110, and under the provisions of Dec. 5 of a circular letter of