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(R.F. & A.L., Vol. ,) 1867.
Macon, Ga.,
May 10th, 1867.
Sibley, C.C.
Col. & Asst. Commissioner

Forwards letter of Rebecca M. Craighead in charge of "Washburn Orphan Asylum", Atlanta, Ga., with request that transportation
be ordered for 6 to 8 children per week from Atlanta to Adrian, Mich.
States that there are many orphans in the various Hospitals of the state, who cannot be apprenticed there, whom it is desired to provide for in this manner.

[[stamp]] THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE UNITED STATES [[/stamp]]

WRAPPER 1 (1 Enclosures.)
Received Bureau R.F. & A.L., May 14, 1867

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands,
WASHINGTON, May 14th 1867.
Respectfully referred to Bt Brig General
H.M. Whittelsey C.Q.M.
By order of Maj. Gen. O.O. Howard
A.P. Ketchum
A.A.A. General

EB 178 Vol 3
2

[[stamp]] BUREAU R.F.&A.L. C.Q.M. MAY 15 1867         

Transcription Notes:
There were 2 side by side pages, I put the second page at the bottom.