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| F E Whitfield Jr Citizen 5 | Endorsement on communication from F E Whitfield Jr asking to be informed what courses he is to pursue in order to compel freedmen to comply with their contracts W-4-FBDC-1866. Office Sub Commissioner Dist of Meridian Meridian Miss May 13" 1866 Respectfully referred to Bvt Maj Smith Sub Commissioner of Columbus (signed) John J. Knox Bvt Maj & Sub Comr Dist of Meridian Bureau R F & A Lands Office Sub Comr Columbus Miss May 16/66 Respectfully returned to F E Whitfield Jr & his attention, invited to Sec 6 & 7 of the Act of Legislature entitled a bill to confer Civil rights on Freedmen & for other purposes, If Mr Whitfield has complied has complied with the requirements of Sec 6th of the above named act, I think he will find redress for his grievances in the following section Geo. S. Smith Bvt Maj & Sub. Comr. |

| [[C.G. Rawling?]] | Endorsement on communications from the Vice President of M. & O.R.R. Co accepts the offer to use Govt Warehouse at Columbus & Miss & Tenders - thanks for the same &c R-1-F.B.D.C-1866. Bureau R.F. & A.L. Office Sub Comr. Columbus Miss May 16/66 |

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| Whittelsey H.M. Brig. Genl &c 6 | Respectfully forwarded to Bvt Brig Gen H M Whittelsey Chief Quartermaster Dept of Miss, Vicksburg for his information Geo. S. Smith Bvt Maj & Sub Comr |

| Tyler C.R. Capt &c 7 Sec | Bureau R.F & A L Office Sub Comr. |
Columbus Miss May 18th 1866 Respectfully forwarded to the chief 
Quartermaster, Bu R.F & A L State of Miss Bt Major & Sub Comr |

| Tyler C.R. Capt &c 8 Sec | T-8-F.B.D.O. 1866. Bureau R.F & A L Office Sub Commissioner Columbus Miss May 18' 1866 Respectfully returned to the chief Quartermaster, Bu R.F & A L State of Miss with [[?]] signed Bt Major Sub Comr. | 

| [[?]] | H-2-FBDO-1866. Endorsement on Communication from S.H. Harris. Crawfordsville Miss, complaining that his freedmen have violated their contracts by leaving the plantation, and asking what steps he must adopt to compel them to return. Bu R F. & A L Office Sub Commissioner Columbus Miss June 7th 1866
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Transcription Notes:
See instructions on Page 4 concerning grouping of text. FBDC = Freedmen's Bureau District of Columbia but some appear to be FBDO