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WRAPPER. Bureau Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands, Head Quarters, Superintendent 2d District, Petersburg, Va, May 8th 1866 Respectfully Returned. The case of Mr. Carter and others, who were employed by Capt Toby in disobedience of positive orders from me, has been forwarded to Genl Howard recommending that they be paid, but was returned with endorsement "that as they were employed without any authority therefore, they could not be paid." Mr. Carter worked in good faith, is poor and deserving and I think should not suffer from the acts of Capt Toby. over Stuart Barnes Capt & A. Q. M. Supt 2d Dist EB. 839 C.352. RF & AL Va 2V 66 Bureau R F & A. L. Hd Qrs Asst Comr Va Richmond Va May 9/66 Respectfully returned to Capt Stuart Barnes. A.Q.M. & Supt. to know whether he can take up Mr Carter & others who worked for Capt Toby on Supplementary Rolls & certify to the same. By order of Brvt Brig Genl O. Brown Asst Comr James A. Bates Brvt maj & A.A.A.G. E & M 2.V.104 [[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R.F & A.L. RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER. MAY 9 1866 [[/stamp]] Bureau R F & A. L. Hd Qrs. Supt 2d Dist Petersburg May 10/66 Respt'y Ret'd. Supplementary Rolls can be made out, and will be forwarded at once if desired by Asst Comr. Stuart Barnes Capt & A.Q.M Supt 2d Dist E.B 540 (1 Enc) [[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R.F & A.L. RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER. MAY 14 1866 [[/stamp]] [[stamp]] RECEIVED OFFICE SUPT. 2 DIST. MAY 8 1866 [[/stamp]]
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