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| WHEN RECEIVED. 1866| NAME OF WRITER. | DATE AND PURPORT OF LETTER. |
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| Dec. | Pills A. * Filed. | 71. Oct. 3, 1866. Complains that a freedman employed by him has gone to McLennan County and the Agent refuses to compel him to return. Also that this Agent Lt. Manning had him arrested. |

| Dec. 15 | Porter, Byron *Sub Asst. Comr. Filed. | 72. Austin, Texas. Dec. 7, 1866. Asks concerning his retention under Sec. 4 of the Bureau Bill. Is anxious to hear the result. Wishes to know if he is to remain in Austin City permanently. |

| Dec. 30 | Porter, Byron *Sub Asst. Comr. Filed. | 73. Austin, Texas. Dec. 24, 1866. Transmits copies of all the laws passed by the state legislature. |

| 1867 Jan. 8 | Pinchback, Alex. See EB. page 226. | 74. Columbus, Tex. Jan. 7, 1867. Makes application for assistance in procuring freedmen from other states as laborers. Is a planter of Colorado County and recommended by E. M. Harris. |

| Jan. 9 | Pease, W. B. Capt. & S.A. Comr. See E.B. page 249. | 75. Houston, Texas. Jan. 6, 1867. Asks if transportation can be furnished a destitute freedman and family to New Orleans, LA. |

| Jan. 10 | Pease, W. B. Capt. & S.A. Comr. See E.B. page 246. | 76. Houston, Texas. Jan. 4, 1867. Incloses return of sick and destitute freedmen and states that she Commissary at Galveston has failed to issue on it. Asks to be furnished with the required stores. |

| 1867 Jan. 13 | Parker, A. See E.B. page 236. | 77. Galveston, Texas. Jan. 12, 1867. Asks assistance in bringing 50 laborers from Alabama and Georgia or the Carolinas to work his plantation in Burleson Co. Is recommended by Alex Thompson & co. (One Inclosure.) |

| Jan. 22 | Phillips, Wm J. See E.B. page 258. | 78. Galveston, Texas. Jan. 22, 1867. Wishes transportation for freedmen from other southern states. Constitutes Mr. [[blank]] his Agent and gives him the Power of Attorney. |

| Jan. 21 | Proctor, Tho. J. See E.B. page 262. | 79. States he has in his employ a freedman and daughter named Wyatt Buster and Fannie; that Wyatt has parted with his wife since she was a bad woman and had a white child and he is desirous of obtaining his son who is with her. |

| Jan. 21 | Philips, W. C. *Filed. | 80. Prairie La, Texas. Dec. 14, 1866. Relates numerous outrages that have occurred in his neighborhood. |

| Jan. 21 | Porter, Byron *Sub. Asst. Comr. Filed. | 81. Austin, Texas. Dec. 18, 1866. Reports the murder of two freedmen named Edward Parsons and Mat Newlin. |

| Jan. | Potts, John H. *Filed. | 82. Galveston, , Texas. Makes application for an appointment as Agent of the Bureau for Houston County. Can take the oath. |

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