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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands,
States of Kentucky, Tennessee and Nor. Alabama.
Assistant Commissioner's Office,
Nashville Tenn Dec 9th 1865

General
I have this day returned from a tour of inspection through West Tennessee, and have the honor to report my action at Memphis and my observations there and elsewhere.

After carefully investigating the condition of the Bureau affairs at Memphis I thought it best to relieve Col Dudley from the position of Superintendent. Maj A.T. Reeves 88th Regt U.S.C.I was upon my application to Genl Smith ordered to report to myself for duty and was on the 5th inst. by my order assigned to the Supervision of the Bureau affairs at Memphis. Maj Reeves is a good man and able and just officer, and has the confidence