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A 85. R.F. & A.L Vol 12 '68. Mongomery Feby 1, 1868 Feby/68 Alabama Hayden J. B.B. Genl Asst Com'r Asks authority to obtain from the Subsistence Department of the Army, so long as may be necessary, a regular issue of Subsistence for the "Cobbs Orphan Home", a charitable institution located in the city of Montgomery. It has been the custom of Asst Commr to send orphans of loyal citizens to this institution when necessary, where they have been carefully attended to. Feby [[stamp]] BUREAU R. F. & A. L. WASHINGTON REC'D FEB 7 1868 [[/stamp]] War Department Bureau R.F. and A.L. Washington Feby 8th 1868 Respectfully returned to the Asst Commr. for Alabama. approved. By order of Major Genl. O.O. Howard: E. Whittlesey A.A.A. Genl.