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Headquarters Fifth Military District 
State of Texas. 
Bureau of Refugees. Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. 
Austin, Texas. August 28. 1868. 

Special Orders.
No 52.
 
I The Quartermaster's Department will furnish transportation to Mr. Henry Madison, Teacher of this Bureau, from Austin, to Brenham, Texas.

II The Quartermaster's Department will furnish transportation to Mr M. O. McNiff. Teacher of this Bureau, from Austin to Houston, Texas. 

By command of Brevet Major General J. J. Reynolds.
Cyrus S. Roberts.
1st Lieutenant. 17th Infantry Bvt. Capt. U.S.A.
Act. Asst. Adjt General.

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Headquarters Fifth Military District 
State of Texas 
Bureau of Refugees. Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. 
Austin. Texas. September 8, 1868. 

Special Orders.
No 53.

I  The Quartermaster's Department will furnish transportation to Mr Thomas Salmon, teacher of this Bureau. from Austin to Columbus. Texas.

II.  The County of Marion is detached from the thirty fourth. and Davis from the Fifty eighth Sub District and will until further orders constitute the Twenty seventh Sub District Brevet Major James Curtis. Captain of Fifteenth Infantry. Commander of the Post of Jefferson. will assume the duties of Sub Assistant Commissioner of the same in compliance with Circular No 3. Head-quarters. District of Texas. Series of 1867.

III  Mr Charles F. Rand. is hereby relieved from further duty as Sub Assistant Commissioner of the Fifty first Sub District, and assigned to duty as Sub Assistant Commissioner of the Thirty third, reestablished. comprising the County of Falls. He will at once proceed from Marshall to Marlin, Texas, and enter upon the discharge of the duties of his office.

IV  Mr Charles Haughn. Sub. Assistant Commissioner. at Waco. Texas. will transfer to Mr Chas F Rand the Records. orders etc., pertaining to the Thirty Third Sub District. 

By command of Brevet Major General. J. J. Reynolds.
Cyrus S. Roberts.
1st Lieutenant 17th Infantry. Bvt Capt. U.S.A.
Act. Asst. Adjt General,

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