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NARA 836

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Orders Received
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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands
Hd. Qrs. Asst. Com., State of N. C. 
Raleigh N.C. July 17th 1865
Special Orders
No 7 
II The following named Enlisted men having been detailed for duty in the Bureau of Refugees Freedmen &c. are hereby ordered to Report to Lt. Col. Dexter E. Clapp. Supt. of Middle Dist. for duty. 
Thos W. Torrey Sergt. 4th N.H. Vols.
John G. Lovejoy Prv't. 4th N.H. Vols.

By command of E. Whittlesey Col. and Asst. Commissioner
(signed) Fred H. Beecher
Lt. and A. Asst. Adjt. Genrl

Office of Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen &c. 
Central Dist. Post of Raleigh N.C. July 21st 1865
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Special Orders }
No. 7 }
Par. VII Capt. J. M. Hoag 4th Regt. U.S.C.T. will proceed to Goldsboro N.C. to investigate the condition of affairs in Freedmen Bureau at that place, and will report the same at these Hd. Qrs. 
(signed) Dexter E. Clapp 
Lt. Col. 88th U.S.C.T. and Supt. Freedmen

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Head Quarters Tenth Army Corps, 
District of Raleigh, July 22nd 1865
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Special Orders }
No. 102. }
5 "____" Private Almon Wood Co. "K." 4th N.H. Vols. is hereby detailed for duty as Hospital Steward and will report to Lt. Col. D. E. Clapp Asst. Commissioner Freedmens Bureau, without delay. 

By command of Brv't. Major Genrl. A. Ames
(signed) Chas. A. Carleton 
Lt. Col. and Asst. Adjt. Genrl. 

Lt. Col. Clapp
Asst. Com. 

War Dept
Bureau Refugees Freedmen &c
Washington July 6th 1865
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No 9 }
Whereas it is reported officially that a large number of destitute refugees taking advantage of Circular No 5 from this Bureau have been transported South against their interests to places where it is extremely difficult to procure food and in most cases impossible to do so except when provided by Military Authorities it is ordered that hereafter no transportation be granted to refugees except where humanity evidently demands it and then only by the requisition of the Commissioner of this Bureau 
(Sgd) O O Howard
Maj Genl Commissioner
 
Received at this Office July 26th 1865

Transcription Notes:
changed ditto marks to text Note: careful with this writer's cap., cursive "H" since he ends "H" with a flourish (ex. Capt. "Hoag," not "Hooag") What may look like a "2" is a cap., cursive "Q" (Hd. "Qrs." for Head Quarters).