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Office Freedmens Bureau
Talladega. Ala
Jany 22nd 1866
C. Cadle Jr
Bvt Lt Col & a a s

Col
I have the honor to forward enclosed, a petition from the Citizens of Calhoun County for the purpose of establishing a sub Depot. at Oxford. which is twenty one miles distant on the road from Talladega. in accordance with instructions from Capt Buckley I have made Monterallo a sub Depot & furnish Capt Kerry[[?]] P. Reid Six hundred rations per month My intention was to make Jacksonville a sub Depot but if you should deem it proper to make Oxford a sub Depot I shall not establish one at Jacksonville the ACS also refuses to issue more than seven days rations at one time which is in accordance with circular from Your Hd Qs.[[?]] unless some later order has been published, please write me and let me know as soon as possible as I have now quite a responsibility