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92 in your Sub-District, giving the names of the persons upon whom they were committed, and the Counties or towns from which they were driven. I am, Captain, Very Respectfully Your obedient servant W. H. Bower Lieut and A.A.A. Genl. 158 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abd. Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioner's Office Nashville Tenn July 8th 1868 Stanley, Mr. Edmund Teacher Freedmen's School Carthage, Tenn Sir: I am directed by the Assistant Commissioner Bvt. Maj. Genl. W. P. Carlin U.S.A. to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated July 6th. 1868. and in reply thereto to inform you that the Bureau has no authority to furnish Transportation to teachers going home. Vouchers for your salary for the month of June 1868 were forwarded to you yesterday July 7th 1868 - by the Disbursing Officer, and upon your signing and returning the same a check for the amount will be forwarded you. There being no appropriation made for schools beyond the 1st of July 1868 no promise can be made that your salary will be paid to the 16th of said month - but efforts will be made to that effect. I am, Sir, Very Respectfully Your obedient servant W. H. Bower, Lieut and A.A.A. Genl. 93 159 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Ab'd. Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioner's Office Nashville, Tenn July 8th 1868. Himes Mr. J. Y. Buchanan, Michigan. Dear Sir: Yours of the 2nd has been received. In reply I regret to have to inform you that I cannot promise you any assistance, as this Bureau will expire on the 16th inst. unless Congress in the meantime should pass a law continuing it. I am, Sir, Very Respectfully Your obedient servant W. P. Carlin Bvt. Maj. Genl. Asst. Commr. 160 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abd Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioner's Office Nashville, Tenn. July 8th 1868 Leech, Rev. Nathaniel, Brownsville, Tenn. Sir: I am directed by the Asst. Commissioner, Bvt. Maj. General, W. P. Carlin, U.S.A. to acknowledge receipt of your communication of June 30th (ult) requesting aid in completing a school house for the colored people at Brownsville, Tenn. and to say in reply that he cannot promise the aid requested, now, as the Bureau will cease on the 16th inst. unless Congress shall pass an Act to continue it. Should the Bureau be continued, and an appropriation made, for this purpose, aid will be extended to the colored people at Brownsville in completing their school building. I am, Sir, Very Respectfully
