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By order of the Surgeon General
Very Respectfully 
Your Obt Sevt.
(Signed) W.C Spencer
Asst Surgeon U S. Army,

Purveyors Medical.
New York. Philada. Baltimore. St Louis. Mo. Louisville Ky Washington D.C., Hilton Head. S.C. New Berne N.C. Richmond Va. Nashville Tennessee. and New Orleans.
(Signed) Max Woodhull
Official copy respectfully forwarded for the information of Surgeon J J DeLamatre,  Chief Medical Officer, Bureau R.F and A.L. State of Va.
(Signed) James A. Bates
Capt and A.A.A.G.

Official
Garrick Mallery
A.A.A.G.

(3. V. 206)   Richmond Va. Feby 3d 1866

Wilder Captain C.B.
A.Q.M. and Supt.
Captain.
I have the honor to enclose orders for transportation Nos 264 and 265. to cover your request dated 31st Jany 1866.
Please acknowledge receipt.
By order of
Col O Brown Asst Com'r
(Signed) James A. Bates.
Capt and A.A.A.G.

Official
Garrick Mallery
A.A.A.G.
(2 Enclosures)

Recd Back and Filed.  Acknowledge Receipt by Endorsement.
"B"

(3.V. 207)  Richmond Va Feb 3d 1866

Wise Mr. J.J.
Richmond Va.
The Asst Commissioner directs me to request that You Call at his office, at Your earliest convenience
I am Sir
Very Resply. Your Obt. Sevt.
(Signed) James A. Bates
Capt and A.A.A.G.

Official
Garrick Mallery
A.A.A.G.

(3.V.208)   Richmond Va. Feby 3d 1866

Lacey  Capt R.T.
A.Q.M. & Supt.
Captain,

455

I have the honor to enclose R.R. tickets to and from Danville Va as requested by you in you Communication dated 31st January.-
Please acknowledge receipt.
By Order of 
Col. O Brown Asst. Com'r
Captain and A.A.A.G.

Official
Garrick Mallery
A.A.A.G.
(2 Enclosures)

(3.V.209)   War Department
Bureau of. Refugees. Freedmen and A. Lands.
Washington. January 31st 1866

Brown  Col. O
Asst. Commissioner.
Richmond. Va.
Colonel.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the Communication of Wm George Mayo of Mattox Co. Va. dated Jany 16th bearing your endorsement of the 28th inst relating to the settlement of freedmen on lands, and hiring them against their will, and in reply am instructed by Major General Howard and to inform you that the Bureau cannot recognize the principle of Compulsory labor nor that which allows the Freedmen a certain times in which to Contract for the coming year, and Should he fail to make Contracts, to reenslave him virtually for that period, by offering his services for Sale at public auction.

The Bureau is opposed to feeding idle, or indolent men Servants, but discriminates between those who cant, and those who wont work, resisting the one, and teaching the other, that although free, and partially so by the action of the Government, they cannot look to the Government for support, but must Support themselves. 
I am, Colonel
Very Respectfully
Your Obedient Servant
(Signed) Max Woodhull
Col and A.A General

Official Copy furnished for the information of and guidance of Capt Stuart Barnes and his Asst. Superintendents
(Signed) James A Bates
Capt & A.A.A.G.

Official
Garrick Mallery
A.A.A.G.

(3.V. 210)   Bureau R F and A.L
Richmond. Va

Barnes  Capt Stuart
A.Q.M and Supt &c
Captain,

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