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LETTERS RECEIVED.

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| WHEN RECEIVED. | NAME OF WRITER. | DATE AND PURPORT OF LETTER. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aug 20 | [[note]]Sent to Coch[[/note]] Fisk Clinton B. Brig General & Asst Comr. | 44 | Aug 20 Reports his arrival at Knoxville Tenn Aug 19 1865. Starts tomorrow for Greensville and Jonesboro. |

| Aug 14 | [[note]]Sent to Cochran[[/note]] Fowler J. W. Petitioner | 45. | Aug 17 E.B. #62. Application for restoration of property consisting of a house and lot in Memphis Tenn. |

| Aug 21 * | Fee. John G. Supt. Freedmen's Schools. | 46 | Aug 18. Requests power to lay an embargo upon the "rollicking" and wrestling of certain festive officials and "gay and happy" female Teachers. Recommends Lieut Fox or Hart as Supt. |

| Aug 21 | [[note]]Sent to Cochran[[/note]] Fisk Clinton B  Brig. Gen. & Asst. Commissioner | 47 | Aug 21st. Announces his safe arrival at Greensville. Will start for Jonesboro and Carters tonight. Dispatch Maj Cochran recd. States that Mr [[Saleb?]] may publish endorsement and that he will attend to this business of Mrs Hays on return. |

| Aug 22 * | Foster C.W. A.A. Gen Vols. | 48 | Aug 8. Acknowledges receipt of application from Lieut. Harding for Captaincy in U.S.C.I. |

| Aug 22| [[note]]Sent to Cochran[[/note]] Fisk Clinton B.  Brig. Gen. Asst Comr &c. | 49 | Aug 22  Reports having been at the end of the R.R. at Carters Station and now on way back will be at Knoxville tonight Starts tomorrow for Dallas and Atlanta. Wishes to be telegraphed at Knoxville. |

| Aug 22 | [[note]]Sent to Cochran[[/note]] Fisk Clinton B.  Brig. Gen. Asst Comr &c. | 50 | Aug 22. Directs that Lieut. Alden be sent with mail and news on Thursday and be directed to report to Col. Gane at Chattanooga where he can learn my whereabouts.|

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| WHEN RECEIVED. | NAME OF WRITER. | DATE AND PURPORT OF LETTER. |
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| Aug 23 | Ford Wm E.J. | 51. | Aug 23 E.B. #67 States the case of a Union Soldier was an inmate of Cumberland Hospital who is accused of being accessory to the death of his brother's murderer. His wife and children are here to see him and are in very destitute circumstances.|

| Aug 24 | [[note]]Sent to C.[[/note]] French William | 52 | Aug 8. Report of grievances and wrongs of this Freedmen in his (not named)region. Considerable pathetic "wandering" and this essential point; "mon est inventus"|

| Aug 28 | Farwell R.E.  Special Supt. R.F. | 53 | Aug 23. E.B. #77  Encloses investigation of the Freedman's Camp at Clarksville.|

| Aug 25 * | Fisk Clinton B.  Brig General| 54 | Aug 16. Requests the mayor Nashville Tenn behalf of many citizens that all liquor selling establishments and stores in the Western part of the city be closed on the Sabbath day | 

| Aug 24 * | French William | 55 | Aug 8.  Report of wrongs of Freedmen in his (not named) region. Begs the intervention of the Bureau. His Communication bears no clue to his whereabout; hense no answer can be made, and no action taken.|

| Sept 1 * | Fentress J.J. | 56 | Aug 27. States that he is a citizen of Dickson county Tenn. complains of 120 negroes that live on his place who have killed nearly all his sheep hogs fowl &c and have committed like depredations on his neighbors. They are absolutely living in idleness Requests the Gen to relieve him of the burden of their support. |

Transcription Notes:
My reading of "sent to Cochran" - THIS IS A NOTE, SAYING IT WAS SENT TO HIM.