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Office Superintendent,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Dist. Northern Alabama. 
Huntsville, Ala., November 16th 1866.

Major O D Kinsman
Montgomery Ala,

Major:
I am this day in receipt of your favor notifying me of the shipment of supplies, also instructions for the issue of the same, which instructions shall be carried out to the letter when the Bacon and Corn arrives. I understand from the instructions received that the Government has nothing to do with the freight or shipment of this stuff from the distributing depots to the counties where the supplies are to be consumed.

If I misunderstand the instructions in this particular please enlighten me on that point at an early day,

I have the honor Major, to be
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant
Jno B Callis
Bvt. Col. U.S.V. & Supt.
BRF and A.L.
Dist. Nor. Ala.

R.L.S.P. 268.