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| Jany 7th 1869 #9. | South Carolina J.R. Edie. Col. Jany 9th Returned, approved. | Columbia Jany 4" 1869. Reports that he has collected on a/c of lien against planters for supplies advanced by the Bureau $85.529.52 States that more can be collected after session of the Commission (next week) and as all the and agenda are discharged there are none to attend to collections and therefore recommends that he be authorized to designate collectors who shall [[?]] be paid more than 5 percent on collections actually made. |

| Jany 9th 1869 #10. | Scull Wm D. (teacher) 1 enclo Jany 9th Referred to A.C. of Fla. | Midway. Fla. Jany 1st 1869. Writes relative to delay of the Prot. Epis'l Freedmen's Commission in reopening his school States that colored people are very anxious to have a School: and that he thinks that the Association or the Bureau should open it immediately. |

| Jany 11th 1869. #11. * | Surg. Genl's Office J.K. Barnes. Surg. Genl. 2 enclo Jany 11th Referred to C.M.O. for examination. Jany 15th Rec'd back with report. E.B. p 269. Vol 5. Rec'd back. Aug 8/74. W.G.P. | Washington Jany 9th 1869 Refers account of Dr. J. McLendon for services rendered to U.S. troops at Sterling Texas amounting to $447.50 |

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| Jany 11th 1869. #12. * | Squire W.J. File. | Mobile, Ala. Jany 4th 1869. Asserts his innocence of charges made against him, and hopes that the Com'r will not give publicity of the same without giving him an opportunity to vindicate himself. |

| Jany 13th 1869. #13. | Swain D.G. Maj. and A.S.C. 1 enclo Jany 14th Returned, approved. | Washington D.C. Jany 13th 1869. Forwards letter of Capt. E.C. Knower, stating that since the discharge from his office of Geo J. Pollard (col'd) late Messenger he has taken advantage of the position he held to borrow money from claimants who were paid through the Bureau; that he withheld the transportation to Mobile, granted to Pollard by the Bureau. |

| Jany 4th 1869 #14 | South Carolina J.R. Edie. Col. 2 enclo file. | Columbia Jany 1st 1869. Submits reports of Refugees and Freedmen, for the month of December 1868. |

| Jany 4th 1869. #15. * | Sinclair Wm A. 1 enclo See B 2. See L.B Vol 5. Jany 4th 1869. file. | Austin. Texas Dec 18th 1868. Learns that a remonstrance against his being retained as Asst Supt. of Education, has been transmitted to the Comr, requests that the paper be referred to Genl. Reynolds &c: |