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Sept 15th

Sir
Enclosed please find transportation orders for Rosannah Harris and family freed-people referred to in your Communication of August 27th from Cartersville Ga to Augusta Ga and from Augusta Ga, and from Augusta Ga to Louisa Court House Va. You will please date and sign enclosed receipt for transportation Orders No 1074 from Maj Genl Howard and return the same to this Office, also acknowledge receipt of Transportation order No 189 from this Office. You will cause the certificate on the bottom of the transportation from this Office to be filled out for Rosannah Harris and five (5) others instead of Seven (7) others, the order having been made out through mistake for Seven (7) when it should have been only five (5) others. The transportation orders from Augusta to Louisa Court House specify the correct number. The Asst Com'r directs me to say that the Government will furnish transportation to destitute parties desiring to remove to localities where they can earn for themselves a livelihood without further aid or assistance from the Gov't. This Transportation will only