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M.77 RF and AL D of P 1. V. 67.

Bureau Refugees, Freedmen, and A.Ls
Head Quars. 9" Dist. Dept. Potomac
Winchester, Va. February 12" 1867

Respectfully returned to Bt. Brig. Genl. O. Brown with the inclosed evidence, and following report.

First.
As to selling clothing sent Mr Tukey for gratuitous distribution. From the evidence of Rev. James Scott, Oscar Morris, Henry Davenport, and the admission of Mr Tukey himself, it appears he sold clothing sent him for gratuitous distribution by benevolent societies. What quantity was sold, or amount realized from such sales I am unable to say. Mr Tukey in his conversation with Rev. Mr. Lawson said Eleven (11) dollars was the amount, while his own statement admits Eleven (11) dollars and some cents. No record of sales or cash received was kept by Mr Tukey, and consequently no evidence as to the amount being large or small could be obtained. Mr Tukey in extenuation says authority was subsequently obtained from the Society furnishing the clothing for its sale, but that evidence cannot be produced by him. Again he says Mr Scott and himself sold the clothing to aid the Methodist Church, but the philanthropy or charity of enriching a church at the expense of naked women and children is as questionable as it was clearly outside Mr Tukeys duty to be engaged in such traffic while employed as an officer of the Bureau.

Second.
As to the reputation he acquired among the several classes of people. In the absence of the assessor of Internal Revenue to whom my attention was