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60 Vol 2 HEADQUARTERS, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, STATE OF TEXAS. Galveston, Texas, May 1, 1867 To Maj. Genl. O.O. Howard, Commissioner &c. Washington, D.C. General: I have the honor to request that William Garretson of York, Pennsylvania, be appointed an Agent of this Bureau at a salary of Twelve Hundred Dollars per year, to date from April 12, 1867. I am Very Respectfully, Your Obed. Servt. Chas Griffin, Bvt. Maj. Gen. U.S.A. Asst. Commissioner State of Texas Appointment like others, dated May 9 to take effect Apr 12, 1867