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38 62 Bureau Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands (By telegraph) State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioners Office Nashville March 17" 1868 Harth Miss C. S. Johnsonville Ten You are wanted here. Please come up immediately (636) W. P. Carlin Bvt Maj Genl USA Asst Commissioner 63 Bureau Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commrs Office Nashville March 21" 1868 Palmer Lieut. Col. F. S. Sub Asst Commr Memphis Tenn. Colonel. I am directed by the Assistant Commissioner to say that he is satisfied that the property of H H Johnson of Memphis Tenn. is improperly carried on the list of abandoned property, forwarded from this office December 8" 1867 and, that the same may be dropped The papers in this case, returned by your endorsement of the 12th inst have been filed in this office 637 I have the honor to be Colonel. Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt (Signed) S. W. Groesbeck Lieut 42d Infy & A.A.A. Genl Official W. H. Bower Lieut & A.A.A. Genl 39 64 Bureau Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioners Office Nashville March 21" 1868 Carpenter Rev. C. C. Supt Lookout Mt Educational Inst. Chattanooga Tenn. Sir I am directed by the Assistant Commissioner to enclose herewith Transportation Orders Nos 24.114 for Edward Moore and three (3) others from Chattanooga to Nashville Tenn Please acknowledge the receipt. 638 Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt (Sgd.) S W Groesbeck Lieut 42d Inf & A.A.A.G. Official W. H. Bower. Lieut & A.A.A. Genl 65 Bureau Refugees Freedmen & Abandoned Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioners Office Nashville March 22d 1868 Eastman Henry A. Agent &c Columbia Tenn. (Thro. Hd Qrs. Sub Dist of Nashville) Sir. The account for Jailors fees brought against the Bureau. by Mr James M White of Maury County, last forwarded to this office by your endorsement of the 28" Feb'y 1868, has been forwarded to Washington for the consideration of the Commissioner and returned for additional information, which will require that you obtain of Mr Gregory, late agent of this Bureau for Maury County, a statement as to the reasons why he did not pay from fines collected by him the necessary expense of Keeping such prisoners as were confined by his "orders" and also to state his please why he is not now justly
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