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War Department,
Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Washington, Nov;r 21st 1865.

Brig. Genl. Davis Tillson
Act'g Asst. Com'r
Augusta, Ga.

General,

I am directed by Maj. Genl. Howard to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of the 1st inst. informing the bureau of the result of your visit to the Constitutional Convention of Georgia.

He directs me to assure you that your action meets with his approval, and that the appointment of civilians as Agents of the bureau property satisfactory, but he suggests that it will be better for you to rely on fees on contracts, than on fines for funds to pay them.

They will need careful watching and proper removal in case they do not perform their duty.

General Howard directs me to caution you