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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Head-Quarters Assistant Commissioner, District of Virginia, Richmond, Va. Jan. 16th 1868 Genl. O. Brown Asst. Commissioner Genl, I have been placed by Genl Stoneman Comdg the 1st District, temporarily in the position of Clerk of the Hustings Court of this city. As the situation will demand a very considerable portion of my time, I beg leave to relinquish, for the present, my salary, but I will cheerfully continue to perform such duties as my time will allow should you wish me to retain the Office of Inspector of Schools. Very respectfully Your Obt. Servt. Andrew Washburn Inspector of Schools Va.
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Reopened for Editing 2024-01-10 13:32:11
Orlando Brown is the Assistant Commissioner of the state of Virginia.
Comdg = abbreviation for COMMANDING
Hustings Court is correct (In colonial Virginia, the county, or hustings, courts handled cases below the General Court,)