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400 401 751 Head qrs. 5 Milty Dist. State of Texas Bureau R.F.& A.L. Austin, Texas, Sept. 4 1868. Morrison Mr. John H. Sub. Asst. Com. Palestine, Texas 747/785 Sir:- You will transfer to Mr. David S. Beath, Sub. Asst. Com. at Cotton Gin, Texas any records or other property you may have in your possession pertaining t the Sub District. I am, Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt C.S. Roberts Bt. Capt. U.S.A. A.A.A. Genl. 751 Head qrs. 5 Milty Dist. State of Texas Bureau R.F.& A.L. Austin, Texas, Sept. 4 1868. Beath Mr. David S. Sub. Asst. Com. Cotton Gin, Texas 744/841 L.R. B213 L.R. B229 Sir:- In reply to your communication of the 26 ult. I am directed by the Assistant Commissioner to say that if the parties who took the prisoners from Lt. Howe will arrest and deliver up McKenzie, who is represented to have been the ringleader, every one now in arrest will be released. Advise the other to go to work. The Sub. Asst. Com'r at Palestine has been directed to transfer to you any records he may have belonging to your Sub District. I am, Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt C.S. Roberts Bt. Capt. U.S.A. A.A.A. Genl. 752 Head qrs. 5 Milty Dist. State of Texas Bureau R.F.& A.L. Austin, Texas, Sept. 10 1868. Schmidt Mr. Chas. Sub. Asst. Com. Sumpter, Texas 731 L.R. S282 Sir:- I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communication of the 2nd inst. inclosing statement of the killing of Freedman Wooton as taken from the docket. It was through an error that the letter of the 26 ult. was written from this office asking you to report this case. The clerk directed to look up the case in your Monthly Report misunderstood the name and was unable to find what he supposed should have been reported. The case as stated in your report for May is perfectly satisfactory. Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt C.S. Roberts Bt. Capt. U.S.A. A.A.A. Genl. 753 Head qrs. 5 Milty Dist. State of Texas Bureau R.F.& A.L. Austin, Texas, Sept. 11 1868. Randlett N.H. Sub. Asst. Com. Bryan City, Texas 744/756 Sir:- I am directed by General Reynolds to call your attention to a letter dated Augt 31, 1868, from this office. No reply has been received yet although a communication referred from this office four days afterwards has met with your attention. Very Respectfully Your Obt Servt C.S. Roberts Bt. Capt. U.S.A. A.A.A. Genl.