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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Head Quarters, Superintendent 2d District,
Petersburg, Va., Mar 13th 1866.

Col. O Brown
Asst Comr &c
Richmond Va

Colonel.

I have the honor to request authority to sell at public auction, goods as follows, which I am responsible for to U.S. Govt. as Bureau property, part of which are carried on my Property Returns and part not, which are of no service to us - viz:

Lot of old Rags and Canvas
Lot of old Iron
Lot of unfinished Wheel-barrows
Lot of Window Sash Sky-lights - glazed

I have the honor to be
Very Respty
Your Obt. Svt.
Stuart Barnes
Capt and A.Q.M
Supt 2d Dist