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Hd Qu. Ass't Commissioner. Bur. Refugees. Freedmen
and Aband Lands. S.C. Ga. Fla.
Beaufort. S.C. August 11th 1865.

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

Maj Genl. Q. A. Gillmore
Comdg. Dept. So Car.

General.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication dated Aug' 10th 1865, in response to the letter which I had the honor of addressing to you August 7th 1865. In accordance with your suggestion as therein contained, I respectfully ask that instructions may be issued to the following named officers, to the effect that they assume immediate charge of all matters pertaining to this Bureau in the limits of the Districts or Posts in which they respectively exercise command. viz.

Bt Brig Genl. H.L. Chipman Col 102nd U.S.C.T.
Bt Brig Genl. C.H. Van Wyck Col 56th N.Y.V
Bt Brig Genl. A.S. Hartwell Col 55th Mass Vols
Bt Brig Genl. J.D. Fessenden

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H.L. Chipman C.H. Van Wyck A.S. Hartwell J.D. Fessenden all confirmed via wikipedia