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| When Received. | Name of Writer. | Date and Purport of Letter. |
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| May 13th 1869. #107. | War Department John Potts Ch Clerk. May 15th Referred to C.D.O. | Washington May 14th 1869. States that the "Hartford Daily Courant" and "Conneticut Courant" Weekly published at Hartford, Conn. and the "Union" and "Dakotian" published at Yanktown Dakota have been placed on the advertising list of the War Department. |

| May 15th 1869 #108. | White Wm J. Chrm Trustees &c May 17th Referred to Col J.W. Lewis Supt schools Ga. who will report the facts named of Trustees. cost of building &c May 31st Rec'd back with report EBp 417. Vol 5. | Augusta, Ga. May 12th 1869. Requests that the school building on lot held by the Trustees of Harmony Baptist Church be transferred to said trustees under such agreement as may be necessary to secure the same for school purposes. |

| May 18th 1869 #109. * | Wright A.O. See P 32. Vol 13. see W. 178. Vol 5/69. Filed with W. 178 Vol 15 '69 May 19th Referred to Col Beecher Supt of Schools for Ala. for report. May 28th Recd back with previous papers and report Filed. copy of report sent Mr Wright See LB Vol. 5. May 28th 1869. | States that after approval of the a/c of his father P.T. Wright for duty as Bureau Agt for $66. Col. Bucher has not paid the same, but offered $200 and then $300 for the claim.  Asks the full amount be paid. |

| May 19th 1869 #110. | Winston Anna M. Miss. May 19th Referred to H.R. Pease Supt of Schools of Miss. for report. | Natchez, Miss. April 19th 1869 States that she was promised by the Bureau $15. per month for teaching cold school in the months of Dec 1868 and Jany. Feby. March 1869. and that she desires pay for the same: that she is informed by Asst. Supt of Schools that it will now be impossible to make any allowance for those months as the accts for the same are closed. |

| May 14th 1869. #111. * | Welch Thomas G. Filed. see P.L.B. Vol 6. May 14th 1869. | Bacon Creek May 7th 1869. Asks to be appointed Inspector or Supt of Schools in one of the southern states. |

| May 20th 1869 #112. | War Department 1 enclo Filed with S. 273. Vol 15 '69. June 2d Referred to Maj. D.G. Swaim. A.D.C. for investigation and report. | Washington May 19th 1869. Refers com'n from the President, enclosing letter from Maj M.S. Hasie. Vicksburg complaining of the manner by which colored soldiers receive their bounty. States that their bounty is paid by G.B.A. Lee, Cashier Freedman's Bank, whose office is in the back part of the store of G.M. Barber and Co: that after they sign their vouchers and their money there he refuses to pay them, putting them off from time to time, then Messrs Barber and Co. offer to relieve their necessities by advancing money on their bounty at 50 percent: that those having $300 due them seldom receive more than $200. by this operation: that if he refuses he is again put off for more than six (6) months perhaps; that the fact has been reported before, to Bureau at Washington, but no notice taken of it. Hopes an investigation will be made as it has become a topic of general conversation. |

| May 21st 1869 #113 | Williams H R Lieut 5th Infty. Forwarded. E.B.p. 407. Vol 5. | Vicksburg Miss May 17th 1869 Requests that, upon completion of his duties as D.O. for that state, he be relieved from duty in the Bureau and ordered to join his regiment to be present at consolidation. |