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War Department
Bureau of Refugees &c
Washington Oct 19 66
Respectfully referred, in conformity with suggestions of the Asst. Comr Dist of Col. to the Asst Comr. of Va who will please investigate and report upon this case.

By order of
Maj Genl Howard.
A. P. Ketchum
A.A.A. Genl.
EB P57 V2

Bureau of R F & A L
Hd Qrs Asst Com'r Dept Poto'c
Richmond Va Oct 20 of 66

Respectfully referred to Maj James Johnson Supt 6th Dist Va. for investigation and report.

By order of
Maj Genl Schofield
Asst Com'r
O Brown
A.A.A. Gen'l


Bureau R. F. and A. L.
Office Supt 6" District, Va.
Fredericksburg, Va. October 25t 1866.

Respectfully referred to Lieutenant Hector Sears. Asst Supt. for investigation and report.
James Johnson
Major V.R.C. Supt 

E&M. 3-246.

[[stamp]] BUREAU OF R. F. & A. L. VIRGINIA. REC'D HD QRS ASST COMMISSIONER NOV 8 1866 [[/stamp]]

Bureau of Refugees Freedm & AL
Office Asst Supt Sub-Dist Staff & HQrs
Fredericksburg Va Nov 3, 1866.

Respectfully returned to Major James Johnson Supt. &c. with the information that I called on the Sheriff of King George County Va. and find that he took a Gun from a colored man some two months ago - that he does not know his name but thinks it is the same one mentioned within - that he was acting under instructions from the County Court to take all U.S. arms found in the possession  of Citizens in King Geo Co Va - and turn them over to the nearest Quartermaster of the U.S. Army - that at the time he took the Gun the colored man told him he had bought it of the Government and that he had proof of it in Washington DC. - He then put the Gun in the possession of Edward Evens (clerk of Major Carson for whom the colored man had been working) with instructions that when the colored man returned with proof that the Gun was his to Give it up to him - That the Gun is now in the possession of said Edward Evens Chatterton King George County Virginia

Hector Sears
2nd Lieut V.R.C. &
Asst Superintendent
E.B.13.

Bureau R.F. and A. Lands. 
Office Superintendent 6" District, Va.
Fredericksburg, Va. November 6"/66

Respectfully returned to Brevet Brig General O. Brown. Richmond Va. inviting attention to endorsement of Lieut. Hector Sears, Asst Supt &c

E. and M. 3.262.

James Johnson
Major V.R.C. Supt

E.W.M.
3.262

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