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| When Received. | Name of Writer. | Date and Purport of Letter. |
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| Dec 27" 1866 #533 | Missouri & Ark. E.O.C. Ord, Genl. Dec 27" Transmitted. | Little Rock Dec 15" 1866 Forwards to the Com'r. at Genl Land Office the report of W.W. Granger Surveyor, &c in reference to the entry of lands for Homesteads at Fort Smith, that until the land offices are open nothing can be accomplished by the Freedmen of that Section. With the "request that the land offices in Batesville, Clarksville, Washington, Huntsville, and Champagnot. Asks which are now closed, may be opened at an early day, in order that entries of land under the "Homestead Act" may be accomplished." |

| Dec 27" 1866 #534 * | Missouri & Ark. E.O.C. Ord. Genl. filed. | Little Rock Dec 14" 1866. States that there is a great deficiency of Bureau officials, that citizens are not competent for this position. Requests that 6 Officers be ordered to report to him. |

| Dec 27" 1866 #535 * | Missouri & Ark. E.O.C. Ord. Genl. (18 enclo's) file. School rep't to Mr Alvord. | Little Rock Dec 19" 1866. Reports condition of affairs for the November & earnestly requests that some cavalry for service in his Dept. as nearly all the unruly are mounted & it is impossible to reach lawbreakers with Inft'y. Forwards copies of the following reports. Roster of Officers, Rations issued, School report, inspection report of Col H.G. Brown, Circular #28 & 30 & nine reports of Supt's throughout the state. |

| Dec 28" 1866 #536 | Mississippi T.J. Wood Genl. | Vicksburg Dec 21" 1866. Forwards letter of Maj Geo W. Corliss, who writes in behalf of Julia Porterfield (col'd), applies for the recovery of her child Franklin Pierce (col'd) aged 14, who was hired to Rev. H.M. Jones of Mobile, Ala. With request, that the Asst. Com'r. of Ala be directed to inquire into this case, and if the fact warrent, to have the child forwarded to its parents. Dec 28" Referred to Asst Comr of Ala. whose attention is invited to the endorsement of Genl Wood hereon. |

| Dec 29" 1866 #537 * | Mississippi T J Wood Genl file. | Vicksburg. Dec 21" 1866 Reports 34 authenticated cases of murdered freedmen in Miss. since the organization of the Bureau. |