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390


Letters Received.

[[4 Columned Table]]
| When Received. | Name of Writer. |   | Date and Purport of Letter. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| Sept 11 | Sherman S. M. Capt. & Asst. Supt. | 48 | Sept 9  E.B. # 98. Transmitting correspondence relative to property of Chas W Raister, held by order of Col. Lovell Post Commander as a Post Commissary and Bakery. | Sept 13 | Smith John S Late Lieut 4th. Tenn. Infty. | 49 | Sept 11 E.B. #104 Is an inmate of Military Prison at Nashville Tenn. is innocent of the charges profered against him (?) Is able to render the Freedman's Court assential service.  Will support this Colored woman three years gratis. Will never carry deadlly weapons or drink deadly Whiskey. In fact is [[?]] [[?]] [[?]] and desires an immediate hearing. |
| Sept 17 | Seage John Supt Murfreesboro | 50.| Sept 15.   E.B.. #111  Asks information as to whether or not he shall order the payments of Freedmen by their former owners for services rendered last year. |
| Sept 27 | Smith Mrs. Murry. J. | 51 | Sept 24 E.B. #115.  Desires to be informed of the whereabouts of her husband William Smith who she learns was sent North of the Ohio River. |
| Oct 9th. | Sage John | 52. | Oct 7th E.B. 128 Requests transportation |
| Oct 9th. | Sweeny John F. | 53 | Oct 8th. E.B. 128  Invites attention to the necessity for a school for the 13th [[?]] Infr. |
| Oct 12th. | Smith E T | 54 | Oct. 11th E.B.133.  Requests that the building and Contraband Camp be turned over to Am. Miss. Society for school purposes. |
| Oct 12th. | Snyder C. | 55 | Oct 9th E.B. 133. Transmits bills of burial expenses of Refugee woman and asks that they be paid. States the City of Louisville refuses to bay the bills because she was a Refugee and has no business there. |

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Letters Received.

[[4 Columned Table]]
| When Received. | Name of Writer. |   | Date and Purport of Letter. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |

| Oct. 17th. | Strason L. J. | 56 | Oct 12th E.B. 138  Makes inquiries about certain persons |
| Sept 1st. * | Sage - Agnt of F.B. | 57. | Aug 24th.  Papers relative there to by Moore & others |
| Sept 4th. * | Sage John | 58 | Sept 1st 1865 Desires to informed if freedom of the Blacks dates from 1864 or 1865 as he has ordered payment on contracts to the blacks from 1864 - cites a case within which he desires the opinion of Genl Fisk. |
| Sept 6th. * | Smith Wm Late Lieut. | 59. | Aug 31st. Charged with harming a colored woman at Shelbyville Tenn. Pleads innocence, refer to Col Joseph H. Blackburn & Lt. Col. Thos. Waters 4th Tenn. Mt Infny -. Refuses to be turned over to civil authorities for trial. |
| Sept 8th. * | Sherman J. J. | 60 | Sept 3'd. Requests assistance and information  as to the proper course to pursue in procuring his pay for services rendered last fall while persuing Genl Price |
| Sept 15th. *  | Sherman S M | 61 | Sept 13th  Recomends John Tyra as faithful &c. |
| Sept 20th. * | Swift B. P. | 62. | Sept [[strikethrough]] 6 [[/strikethrough]] 17th. Applies for leave of absence for 21 days from date of leaving Dept. |
| Oct 1st. * | Spencer James | 63 | Sept 28th E.B. 164.  Requests restoration of property. Files oath and affidavits |
| * | Swan J. T. | 64 | Sept 18th. Asks if the Papers relating to the restoration of the Property of the following parties have been re'cd. from Washington A Horton Mittie & Touts[[guess]] and Steel & wife. |