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[Form 9.] War Department, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, OFFICE CHIEF QUARTERMASTER, Washington, October 16th 1867. General:- I have the honor to transmit herewith 76 copies [[strikethrough]] each of General Orders, Commissioner Bureau R., F., and A. L., Nos. [[/strikethrough]] Indexes to "Bureau Office Manuals" [[strikethrough]] Also, copies each of Circulars, Commissioners Bureau R., F., and A. L., Nos. [[/strikethrough]] the receipt of which you will promptly acknowledge, by signing and returning the accompanying letter. You will be held responsible for the distribution of [[strikethrough]] Orders [[/strikethrough]] the above Indexes to officers & agents serving under your direction who may have been furnished with the Bureau Officers Manual By order of Maj.-Gen. O.O. Howard, Commissioner. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Henry M Whittelsey [[strikethrough]] Bvt. Brig.-Gen. and [[/strikethrough]] Chief Q.M., Bureau R., F., and A.L. To Bt Brig Gen'l O. Brown Asst. Commissioner Va. Richmond Va.