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329. v.1. 1867

Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Head Quarters 9th S. District [[strikethrough]] Department of the Potomac [[/strikethrough]], Va.

Winchester, Va., May 7th 1867.

Bt. Brig. Gen. O. Brown
Asst. Com'r
Richmond, Va

General

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of 6th inst. (No 351), and to make the following report - when I was at Staunton, the last of April, Mr Jackson informed me that the authorities were willing to support their own poor, but that their means were inadequate - Concerning the wanted clothing, I respectfully refer to enclosed copy of a letter received from Mr Tukey in March last, which is the only  communication referring to clothing we received from that Sub-District - No application for a supply has ever been made to me by either Mr Jackson or his predecessor.  In regard to Rations: I have the honor to report that the office of the Agent at Staunton was furnished with a copy of Circular No 32, from your 

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