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| WHEN RECEIVED. 1866, | NAME OF WRITER. | DATE AND PURPOSE OF LETTER. |
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| April 25 | Porter, Byron, Capt S.A.C,  See E.B. Page 19" | 5,  Houston Texas_ March 28th 1866_  Transmits Monthly Returns of B,R.F &c, stores with duplicate and Abstracts and Vouchers for the Month of February, 1866, (10 Enclosures) |

| April 6. | Peddigo. Ira P, * S.A. Comr  Filed_ | 6  Woodville Texas_ March 1st 1866,  States that Freedmen are doing well, and good prospect for Crop_ Sends enclosed note from Capt Pratt, 12" Ills. Cav, |

| April 16, | Porter, Byron. Capt. *  Filed. | 7.  Houston. Texas, April 5th 1866_  Reports that the freedmen are well disposed and industrious, Few Contracts broken. Most Complaints are from a distance from Agents, County officers have not yet made any provision for poor and sick freedmen, |

| April 20 | Prissick. Wm *  Filed, | 8,  Matagorda. Texas April 13th 1866  States circumstances in Case of the shooting of McClellan by Lee Sheppard, (f,m,c,) |

| May 8" | Porter Byron. Capt S.A. Comr  See. E.B. page, 23, | 9,  Houston, Texas May 1" 1866,  Forwards Estimates for Funds for Month of May, 1866, (Duplicates) |

| May 11" | Porter Byron. Capt,  See. E.B. 27, | 10,  Houston. Texas, May 5th 1866,  Transmits monthly Returns of B.R.F &c Stores for month of April 1866, |

| May 30. | Pratt. C. O. Lt. Col. 7" U.S.C.T,  See E.B. page | 11.  Indianola. Texas, May 14th 1866,  Requests that Capt Joseph Ferguson 7th U.S,C.T, may be relieved from duty in the Freedman's Bureau and returned to his Regt, |

| May 4 | Porter Byron, * Capt and S.A. Comr | 12,  Houston, Texas May 3" 1866,  General Report concerning the operation of the Bureau in his District for the month f April 1866, |

| May 25 | Pomeroy William, * 1st Lieut 117" U.S.C.T,  (Filed) | 13.  Brownsville Texas April 27" 1866,  Requests an appointment in the Bureau, at such place and in such Capacity as deemed proper, States he has been in Service nearly 4 years, |

| June 8" | Porter, Byron Capt and S.A.C  See E.B. page 581 | 14  Houston Texas June 7" 1866,  Transmits "Charges and Specifications" against J. W. Wade, and others Citizens of Fort Bend, County, Asks they be tried by Mil, Comn as he is satisfied from sentiments and dispositions of the people that a trial by Dist. Court would be a mere farce, |