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Office Asst. Supt. B of R &c. Patrick and Henry Cos. Va. Martinsville Aug 24, 1866. F.297. RF & AL Va. 3.V.66 Respectfully returned, with the information that the allegations in the within letter are true. This addition should have been made that the horse stolen from Houchins was a Govt. Horse. I notified Mr Scales not to make any attempt to take him The Scales family are very bitter toward the Govt. and try to injure the authority of its agents. Wm L Fernald Lt V.R.C. & Asst Supt. [[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R.F & A.L. RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER. OCT 6 1866 [[/stamp]] File July Bureau of R F & AL Hd Qrs Supt 7th Dist of Va Lynchburg Va. September 3d 1866 Respectfully forwarded to Bvt Brig Genl O Brown AAAG attention invited to endorsement of Lt Wm L Fernald Asst Supt R S. Lacey Capt & Supt Bureau Refugees, Freedmen & AL Head Qrs. Asst Com. Dept. Potomac Richmond Va Sept 7th 1866 Respectfully returned to Lieut W L Fernald Asst. Supt. (thro Cap't R.S. Lacey) Has Mr. Scales attempted to take the Horse? By order of Maj Genl J M Schofield Asst Commissioner J A Bates A.A.A. Genl E & M 2.V.408. [[stamp]] STATE OF VIRGINIA. BUREAU OF R.F & A.L. RECD. HD. QRS. ASST. COMMISSIONER. SEP 7 1866 [[/stamp]]