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244 813 Richmond Va. Oct 15th 1865 Wilder Captain C.B. A.Q.M. and Supt. Captain Your communication of 10th inst with enclosed report was received yesterday. I beg to refer you to my telegram dated Sept 30th calling for reports for August your reply was of same date as follows "Do you require me to make reports and returns for property not in my hands nor under my control, and of which I have no data. Captain Flagg turned over to me the property and papers on the 13th Sept and all papers were dated Sept 1st consequently I am unable to go back of that date" From your telegram I supposed that you had no returns to make for August. Yet on looking over your September returns of clothing and property, I find articles on hand per last return. If you had any Returns for August you will please send a copy of each with copies of abstracts and vouchers, as soon as possible - If you had no property on hand in August. [[strikethrough]]If you had no property on hand in Aug[[/strikethrough]] your Returns for Sept are necessarily incorrect. I enclose all papers forwarded in yours of 10th inst and respectfully refer you to my letter in regard to making out reports &c dated 9th September. I require one copy of each return with copies of abstracts and vouchers. You will please state in your cash account of Bureau Funds the amount of rent received from the rent of Land and the amount from rent of Building. I shall be at a "stand still" on my consolidated August Returns of Q.M. Property C.C. and G.E. Bureau property and C.C. & G.E. until I hear from you. Please answer immediately Respectfully yours sigd O Brown Col. and Asst Comr. Official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 814 Telegram Richmond Va. Oct 16th 1865 Barnes Captain Stuart A.Q.M. & Supt. Petersburg Va Report to these Head Quarters as soon as possible O Brown Col. Asst. Comr. Official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 245 815 Richmond Va. Oct. 16th 1865. Lyons Capt U.S. Engineer Dept. Captain The papers of A.H. Drury Adm. of E.O. Walkins (decd) of Petersburg Va. in relation to a certain saw mill, were referred to you on the 10th inst. Will you please return them, with such information as you can give at your earliest convenience and oblige. Very respectfully Your obedient servant sigd O Brown Col and Asst Com official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 816 Richmond Va. Oct. 16th 1865 Schmeltz F.A. Esq. Sir I am directed by Col. Brown to inform you that an order for the restoration of your property consisting of certain lots in Hampton Va was issued from these H. Qrs. Sept 1st 1865. Application should be made to Captain C.B. Wilder A.Q.M. and Supt. for the removal of the parties now occupying the lots. I am Sir your obedient servant (sigd) James A Bates Capt and A.A.A.G. official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 817 Richmond Va. Oct 16th 1865 Magruder Mrs S. Washington D.C. Madam Your communication of October 12th was received this morning. In reply I have the pleasure to inform you that transportation for James Green was forwarded to Wytheville on the 12th inst. the Dist Superintendent was ordered to forward him to these Head Quarters as soon as possible, on his arrival I will forward him to his mother as desired. I am Madam Yours very respectfully (sigd) O. Brown Col. and Ass't Comr official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G.
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