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Head-Quarters District of Alabama.
Bureau R.F & A.L.,
Montgomery, Ala Oct  22nd 1867

Mr Saml S. Gardner
Sub Asst Commissioner
Greenville, Alabama 

Sir

Refering to a Circular Letter of the 16th ult relative to transfer of hospitals to the civil authorities the Asst. Commissioner desires it to be clearly understood that the civil authorities will receive and care for all the inmates of said hospitals without regard to their being or having been residents of other counties. The General Government having supported these paupers of these counties for more than two years and now transfering to the civil authorities so much valuable property it is but just that the latter assume the care of all the inmates, without transfering any portion of them to counties which have not received this special aid. You will inform the authorities of your county that the order of transfer has already been issued as regards Madison, Dallas, and Mobile counties and that no reason is known why an exception should be made in this case

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