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In addition to the ordinary Bureau and Registration duties performed by this officer he is issuing rations to whites and blacks requiring a good deal of clerical work particularly for the former His system of dealing with the magistrates is laborious and of great utility in furthering the ends of justice Whenever complaint is made by a freedman Col Jordan serves a notice on the proper magistrate to take up the case, and carefully follows it up to a decision: his records are systemic and useful In short Col Jordan is a hard-working officer who prides himself on having things done properly, and I respectfully urge that he be sustained by having permission to employ a clerk Very rsptly Yours J.R. Stone Bvt Maj S A Com Bvt Brig Gen O Brown Asst Comm