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been set to Nashville on this subject and confidently expects the supplies within a day or two-
In the mean time I have arranged to distribute the five thousand rations daily among the thirteen counties composing the District as follows-
Blount   363
Cherokee   626
DeKalb   326
Franklin   246
Jackson   426
Lauderdale   664
Limestone   218
Lawrence   274
Madison   306
Marion   369
Morgan   396
Marshall   428
Winston   158/ 5000
This estimate was based upon the reports of destitute from these counties made in 1865 and, though perhaps not reliable now, was the nearest approximation