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150 being leased, after they having informed the District that they were applicants for pardon - it was considered necessary to issue General Order No 24 No trouble has yet resulted from it and it has saved an incalculable amount of [[strikethrough]] trouble [[/strikethrough]] difficulty I am General Very respty your obt servt (Sgd) O. Brown Col and Asst Comr Official J.A. Bates A.A.A.G. (8. 1st Vol) 8th January 1866 Howard Maj Gen O.O. Commissioner &c General In accordance with your request of the 1st inst I have the honor to enclose copies of General Orders No 23 and 24, also circulars dated Dec 28th 1865 and January 1st 1866 and Letter of instructions No 8 No Genl Order has been issued since 25 and no letters of instruction or circulars since those above named - copies of the above orders &c were forwarded to the Commissioner on date of issue. I am General Very respty your obt servt (Sgd) O. Brown Col and Asst Comr Official J.A. Bates A.A.A.G. (5 enclosures) (9. 1st Vol) 8th January 1866 Howard Maj Gen O.O. Commissioner &c General I [[strikethrough]] am [[/strikethrough]] have the 151 honor to enclose herewith an official copy of the Report of Bvt Maj Carter Supt 8th Dist Va in regard to outrages committed in his District I am General Very respty your obt servt (Sgd) O. Brown Col and Asst Comr Official J.A. Bates A.A.A.G. (1 enclosure) (10. 1st Vol) 9th January 1866 Howard Maj Gen O.O. Commissioner &c General I have the honor to enclose copies of Reports of outrages committed in the 4th and 10th Dists of Va, also copies of letters of transmissal accompanying the reports I am General Very respty your obt servt (Sgd) O. Brown Col and Asst Comr Official J.A. Bates A.A.A.G. (4 enclosures) (11. 1st Vol) 9th January 1866 Howard Maj Gen O.O. Commissioner General I have the honor to forward herewith report of persons hired by the Bureau R.F. and A.L. Va for the month of November/65 - Also supplementary report of persons hired in the months of October and November 1865. I am General very respty your obt servt Sgd O. Brown Col and Asst Comr Official J.A. Bates A.A.A.G.