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| WHEN RECEIVED. 1867 | NAME OF WRITER | DATE AND PURPORT OF LETTER. |
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| Feby 26 | Shipard J. R. Secty AM Assn  Referred to Lt Garretson A.A.Q.M | 158  Chicago Ill January 22d 1867  Encloses orders and Vouchers for transportation for Mr Dickinson and Teacher. Asks that they be taken up and paid, The Orders for transportation could not be used as the teacher had business at Chicago_ –Four Enclosures- |

| Feby 27 | Stevens Lt Phineas 35th inft.  See EB page 300 | 159  Galveston Texas Febry 27th 1867  Requests to be relieved from duty in Bu RF&AL for State of Texas_ |

| Feby 26th | Sinclair Wm H. * Insptr. Bu R.F&.A.L.  Referred to comdg officer of Co "J." 4th US Cav | 160  Galveston Texas Feby 26th 1867  States that while Inspecting freedpeople in penetentary [[penitentiary]] at Huntsville Texas a white convict. made the following statement viz –  That his name was John Ross Sergt Co "J." 4th U.S. Cav that he left San Antonio Texas on April 18th 1866 for Carlisle Penn, on security service, Stopped at Gonzales Texas to visit. a Sergt. of 4th Mich Inf_ went to a frolic hired a horse from Col Branch, Mayor of Gonzales, agreed to be back at a certain time, but did not get back untill 4 hours after the set time, says arrested by the sheriff of County for horse stealing, put in Jail & kept about 6 months. then sentenced to 7 years in prison, also stated that he had written repeatedly to his Co Comdr but that they never sent his letters, and that the civil authorities did not give him a fair trail because he was a member of the U S army.
Col Sinclair also states that Rooss looked like a good man, and asks that his case be investigated, as he has no doubt the civil authorities of Texas would use U.S. Soldiers a Ross claims to have been used |

| March 1 | Sinclair Wm H * Inspector  See EB page 301 | 161  Galveston Texas_ March 1st 1867  Reports as to the inadequate supply of Stationary and the want of office furniture in the offices of Sub Agents in interior of the State of Texas_ |

| March 2 | Sinclair. Wm H. Inspector etc.  See E.B. Page. 302. | 162.  Galveston, Texas. March 1, 1867.  States that on the 26th of Febry he made application for desks for his Office, that they have not been received, asks early attention to the matter, as he cannot possibly do without them. |  

| March 4 | Sinclair Wm H. Inspector  Forwarded to Maj Genl O O Howard Comr. at Washington D.C. Mar 4"/67 | 163  Galveston Texas March 2d 1867  Asks if he is entitled to allowances of fuel and quarters, pertaining to his former rank as Major, under his appointment as Agent Bu. R.F.&.A.L dated Washington D.C. Nov 12 1866 |

| March 7 | Sinclair Wm H * Inspector  Refrd to Mr. Hunsaker_ March 7th 1867 | 164  Galveston Texas March 7th 1867  Reports concerning case of (fm) Wm Johnson & other fm confined in city Jail of which the criminal courts refused to take Cognisance, and asks that the cases be inquired into |

| March 7 | Sinclair Wm H Inspector  Referd to Mr Wheelock_ | 165  Galveston Texas March 7th 1867  Calls attention to the necessity of a change being made in the Baptist Cold Church so that the teacher there will be able to have more room for her scholars &c |

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