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Bureau Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
For Missouri, Arkansas, and Indian Territory
Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 15, 1866

Maj. Gen'l O.O. Howard
Commissioner &c.
Washington D.C.

General,
I have the honor to forward herewith the Report required for the Quarter ending September 30th, 1866. The issues of       
rations for the quarters were as follows: 

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| Month | Number Refugees | Number  Rations | Cost | Number Freedmen | Number Rations | Cost |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July | 1351 | 16,982 | $1903.58 | 556 | 7,297 | $896.94 |
| August | 449 | 5,048 | 643.62 | 408 | 6,853 | 873.75 |
| September | 157 | 1,827| 232.95 | 368 | 6,050 | 771.37 |
| Total... | 1957 | 23,857 | $2,780.15 | 1,332 | 20,200 | $2,542.06  |   

During the last two months of the quarter just closed, the issue of rations was almost entirely confined to the sick in Hospital, and to the children in Orphan Asylums.
In obedience to Circular No. 10. C.S. B.R.F. & A.L. &c. there will be no issues made to any except those in Hospitals or Orphan Asylums after the 1st of October. As a matter of course there are some persons belonging to