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War Department
Washington City.
September 12th 1870.

Memorandum for the government of the Chiefs of Bureaus, communicated by order of the Secretary of War. 

In the preparation of the annual reports --

1. Let them be narrative, rather than tabular, in form. 

2. Omit the reports of assistants, but embody such portions thereof as are of public interest, in the reports of the Chiefs.  This is not applicable to any sub-report which it is manifestly important should be published entire. 

Ed Schriver
Inspector-General 

Commr. of Freedmen.

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