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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, August 28th 1867,

Circular Letter.

The following information having been called for by the Secretary of War for insertion in the "Biennial Register" Assistant Commissioners of this Bureau are directed to forward to this Office during the month of September a list of the civilian employee's in their respective districts under the following heads.-
Agents - Clerks - Messengers and laborers, giving the names, the state where born, from what state employed, and the amount of annual compensation.
A Blank form is herewith enclosed, and it is desired that these lists should be made on forms precisely similar.
By order of - Major General O.O. Howard Commissioner
A.P. Ketchum
A.A.A. General.

Bvt Major Gen'l Wager Swayne
Asst Comm'r
Montgomery Ala