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Sub Dist Talladega
Bureau RF and AL
Office Sub Asst Commiss
Talladega Ala Mch 6th 68
A104 RFAL Vol 268

McGogy James
Sub Asst Commiss
Encloses a copy of letter from this office to Chairman Board Registration.
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[[stamp]] Bureau R.F.& A.L.
Washington  Rec'd Feb 18 1868 [[/stamp]]

E and M 571 O.A.C. Ala 1868
State of Alabama
Bureau R.F. and A.L.
Montgomery Ala Feb 13. 1868.
Referring to telegram from E. Whittlesey, A.A.A.G. dated 12th Feby 1868, this communication is respectfully forwarded to Maj General O.O. Howard, Commissioner, to know whether the interest taken by Mr. McGogy in the matter of the "elect [[strikethrough]] ric [[/strikethrough]] ive franchise" is within the purview of an Agent of the Freedman's Bureau, and whether it is to be considered as an evidence of an undue interest in the political affairs of the people calculated to impair Mr. McGogy's usefulness as a "Middleman" between the planters and the colored people, or as simply an exercise of his rights as a citizen.

J. Hayden
Bvt Brig Genl U.S.A.
Asst Commr
NV 125
(One enclosure)

War Dept. Bu. R.F.& A.L.
Washington Feby 19/68
Respectfully returned to Genl J Hayden Asst Comr. of Ala. It is the duty of every officer to do all in his power to secure a just execution of the laws & resist fraud of every kind. Mr. McGogy is commended for using his influence to preserve the party of the Elective franchise.
By order of - Maj Gen O.O. Howard
E. Whittlesey
A.A.A. Genl
EE 263 Vol 4.