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124 214 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abd Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioner's Office Nashville Tenn Octbr 12th 1868 Palmer Mr. Fred. S. Sub Asst. Comr. B R F and A L. Sir: I am directed by the Asst. Commr. to notify you in accordance with instructions from Washington curtailing the operations of this Bureau that your services as Sub. Asst. Comr. will case on the 31st inst. You are retained in the Bureau "For the purpose of facilitating the payment of Counties now in progress" and will be allowed one Clerk. All records not pertaining to the payment of Counties will be sent to this Office. I have the honor to be Your obedient servant Jos. W. Gelray Bvt. Lieut Col. U.S.A. A.A.A. Genl. 215 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abd Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioners Office Nashville Tenn Octb 12/1868. Johnson Jos. M. Sub Asst. Com'r B R F and A L. Chattanooga, Tenn Sir: I am directed by the Asst. Comr. to notify you in accordance with instructions from Washington curtailing the operation of this Bureau that your services as Sub Asst Com'r will cease on the 31st inst You are retained in the Bureau "For the purpose of facilitating the payment of bounties now in progress" and will be allowed one Clerk. All records not pertaining to the payment of Counties will be sent to this Office. Very respectfully Your obedient servant Jos. W. Gelray Bvt. Lieut Col. USA A.A.A. Genl. 125 216 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abd Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioner's Office Nashville Tenn Octbr 12th, 1868 McNeilly, Dr Robert Surg. in Chief Bureau R F and A L Doctor: I am directed by the Asst. Com'r to notify you that orders have been received from Washington curtailing the operations of this Bureau. You are therefore instructed to receive no more patients in your Hospital, to at once discharge as many as can possibly get along without aid and continue to cut down expenses with a view to the closing of the Hospital entirely at a very early date. I am Doctor Very respectfully your obedient servant Jos. W. Gelray Bvt. Lieut Col. USA. A.A.A. Genl. 217 Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abd. Lands State of Tennessee Assistant Commissioner's Office Nashville Tenn, Octbr 12th 1868 Porter Mr. Isaac Agent Bureau R F and A L, Tenn. Sir: I am directed by the Asst. Comm'r to notify you in accordance with instructions from Washington, curtailing the operations of this Bureau, that your services will not be required after the 31st inst. On that date you will neatly arrange the records of your office. Make out your monthly report to date stating there in that your Office has been closed according to instructions, or send or come with the same to Nashville and report to the Asst. Comm'r. All important papers, such as Checks, Bounty Receipts unsigned &c. will be turned into the Office of the General Claim Agent, you giving invoices and taking receipts for the same. All other papers and records will be turned into the Office of the Assistant Commissioner. Payment of the months salary will not be made until these instructions are satisfactorely carried out.
