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Circular
War Department
Washington City
October 3d 1870

Sir
In order that this Department may comply with the circular of the Acting Secretary of the Treasury of September 1 1870, you are requested to forward, without delay, both the Civil and Military Estimates required for the service of your Bureau for the ensuing fiscal year. Should there be any deficiencies for the fiscal year of 1869-70, the Estimates therefor must also be submitted separately at the same time.

By order of the Secretary of War,
John Potts
Chief Clerk

To the 
Commissioner of the 
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen &c