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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, Sept. 13th 1867.

[[Stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES. [[Stamp]]

Circular Letter

It is very desirable to reduce the number of your office - agents and clerks to the lowest practicable limit. Where an Inspector will answer instead of a Local Agent recommend for discharge the Local Agent and inspect from Head Quarters.
Confer with the District Commander in person or by letter, and ascertain whether he can detail officers or suitable enlisted men to replace volunteer officers still retained in service, and report the names of the latter for muster out.
Reduce your Hospitals as fast as it can be done.
substituting dispensed with a view of reducing the number of agents and officers employed in the medical work.
Many of the officers and agents have been employed in the work of registration under the direction of the