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270 906 Richmond Va Oct 25th Ass't Sup't Charles City County Sir No report have been received from you in relation to the Freedmen on the estate of Mr Wm Jordan you are hereby directed to require all that are able to work to enter into contracts for their services. You will aid such a require your assistance in the matter in collecting just wages for their services but you will at once take measures to break up colonies of vagrants on this or any other estate within your Sub. District. You will report your action in this case to these HeadQuarters through the proper channel. Yours respectfully (sigd) O Brown Col. Asst. Comr. Official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 907 Richmond Va Oct 26th 1865 Flagg Captain A.S. A.Q.M. Norfolk Va Inform me at once the right number of wheel harness, plow harness, Country wagons and one horse Ambulances on hand 31" July in your Q.M. Papers See amount on hand per last return on your August papers O. Brown Col Asst. Comr. Official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 908 Richmond Va Oct 26th 1865. Flagg, Captain A.S. A.Q.M. Supt &c Captain On the 13th inst we forwarded to you fifty blank land report forms, and fifty of rations issued. Please acknowledge the receipt of the forms by endorsement on this communication. Respectfully yours By order of Col. O. Brown (Sigd) James A. Bates Capt. and A.A.A.G. Official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 909 Richmond Va Oct 26th 1865 Barnes Capt. Stuart A.Q.M. Supt &c Captain In your return of Bureau property for August, an error occurs in carrying the amount on hand in July to the August Return. 271 The amount of lumber on hand on the 31 July was 51.868 but on August the 1st you have it 51.863 feet. You will please correct your papers accordingly. Respectfully yours By order of Col. O. Brown (Sigd) James A. Bates Capt and A.A.A.G. Official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 910 Richmond Va. Oct. 26th 1865. Wilder Captain C.B. A.Q.M. Supt. &c Captain On the 21st fifty blanks forms of Land reports were forwarded to your address. Please acknowledge receipt of same by endorsement on this communication. Respectfully yours By order of Col. O Brown Sigd James A. Bates AAAG Official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 911 Richmond Va. Oct 26th 1865 Magruder W.B. Mrs. Madam I have the honor to inform you in reply to your letter of the 22 inst asking that some attention be given to the case of James Green, that the necessary orders were sent to the Supt of the Bureau at Wytheville, and that the boy was sent to Washington on the 15th inst. by Dr. Crockett. I am madam Your obedient servant (sigd) H.B. Scott Lt. Col. Insp. Genl. Official Garrick Mallery A.A.A.G. 912 Richmond Va. Oct. 26th 1865 Brown Wm. S. Esq. King George C.H. Sir I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 14th inst to Maj Genl. Howard wich was referred by him by this Bureau, and to reply as follows, By the Proclamation of President Lincoln of January 1" 1863, it is ordered and declared that all persons held as slaves within certain districts (in which King Geo. Co. includes "are and henceforth shall be free" The freedmen you refer to having been from the 1" January
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