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705

September 9th

Sir
Your Communication of [[4th?]] inst has been received. The Ass't Commissioner directs me to say that your action in referring the freedpeople to the Civil Authorities for redress of their [[?]] is Approved. In Counties where there are no appointed Agents of the Bureau the nearest Officer or Agent of the Bureau has the same authority to aid in an official capacity, as in his own County or district.

Respectfully
Your Obt Servant
T. F. Forbes
Lt & A.A.A.G.

A C. Stovall Esqr
Ag't Bureau RF&AL
La Grange Ga