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26 (99) (Telegram) Richmond June 30th 1865 Felt Capt: W. N. Com: Sub: Norfolk Va, There is Some mistake in the matter of your muster-out — delay until you hear from me. I have telegraphed to washington. (Sgd) O Brown. Col & Asst Commissioner Official J.A. Bates A.A.A. Genl (80 Telegram) Richmond, Va July 1st 1865 Keatley Lt. Supt Freedmen Norfolk Va Can you obtain any other description of the Farms in Fairfax County from the Books of the District Attorney, than the one obtained by you — answer by telegraph. (Sgd) O. Brown Col & Asst. Comr Official J. A. Bates A.A.A. Genl (81 Telegram) Richmond Va July 1st 1865 Barnes Capt. Stuart A Q M Supt Freedmen Care of Maj Genl Hartsuff Petersburg Va Report to me in person. (Sgd) O. Brown. Col & Asst Commissioner Official J.A. Bates A.A.A. Genl (82) Richmond Va July 1st 1865 Hoffmann Mr Comr Genl Pensioners Washington D.C. Sir Yours of June 29th — recd — as Soon as the Bureau is organized at Lynchburg, enquiries will be made for the parties you Speak of, and the information forwarded to you. Yours resp'y (Sgd) P.S. Evans for Col O. Brown Official J.A. Bates A.A.A. Genl 27 Richmond July 1st 1867 (83) McKay A. Esqr Treasury Dept Petersburg Va Sir, Yours of 29th — recd These farms were take from the Bureau by Col. Lewis. the matter has not yet been adjusted — You had better write to Lieut Keatly Supt: of Freedmen at Norfolk. Enquire if he has yet got these farms in his possession and whether Capt Flagg will not give you lumber from the mills in exchange for the material used in the Buildings. By direction of O. Brown Col Asst Commr (Sgd) P.S. Evans Chaplain Official J.A. Bates A.A.A. Genl Richmond July 1st 1865 (84 Telegram) Flagg Capt A.S. A.Q.M. Supt. Freedmen, Fort Monroe Va Please forward the list of abandoned lands occupied by Freedmen on the Peninsular and Eastern Shore. This list is waited for in Washington. You need not include in the list those farms that have been confiscated. (Sgd) O Brown. Col: Asst Commissioner Official J. A. Bates A.A.A. Genl Richmond Va July 2nd 1865 (85. Telegram) Keatley Lieut. Supt Freedmen Norfolk Va Reply to my telegram of yesterday. (Sgd: O. Brown Col & Asst. Commissioner Official J.A. Bates A.A.A. Genl Richmond July 2nd 1865 (86) Alvord Capt H.E. Supt Refugees Freedmen &c Captain, Please forward to this office as soon as possible, a connected description of the tracts of land hereinafter named, as the record upon the Books of the U.S. Dist Attorney is not Sufficiently definite - I know of no other way for you to obtain the information desired, but by visiting the farms named. Let the description be as brief as may be consistent with clearness, distinguishing each tract or parcel when practicable by the number of acres contained therein, and by the name of Contiguous tracts or farms, and (over)
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"Sgd" an abbrev. for "Signed"
