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I am, General
Very respty
Your obt. Servt
O. Brown 
Asst. Comr. 

W. 453, R.F.&AL, Va/68. 

179. Bur. R.F. & AL,
H.Q, A.C, Va
Richmond, Va Septr 14/68

Howard Maj. Genl O.O. 
Commissioner,
General, 
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of communication No 1766, Claim Div., War Dept Bur. R.F. & A.L, dat. Sept. 12, 1868, enclosing discharge of George Howard, Priv. Co "C.", 6th U.S.C. Tps, whose claim for U.S. Bounty has been allowed. 
I am, General 
Very respty 
Your obt. Servt. 
O. Brown 
Ass.t Comr

W. 456, R.F.&AL, Va/68. 

180. Bur. R.F. & AL, 
H.Q, A.C, Va
Richmond, Va. Sept. 15/68

Howard Maj. Genl O.O. 
Commissioner,
General, 
I have the honor to report, that I will avail myself of the leave of absence granted me, on the 16 inst. 
Bvt. Col. Garrick Mallery, Capt. 43, U.S. Infty, (V.R.C.) will act as Asst. Comr in my absence. 
Very respty
Your obt. Servt.
O. Brown 
Asst. Comr 

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181. Bur. R.F. & A.L, 
H.Q, A.C, Va
Richmond, Va. Sept. 19/68.

Howard Maj. Genl O.O. 
Commissioner, 
General, 
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of communication No 1811 Claim Div. War Dept., Bur. R.F. & A.L, dated Sept. 18/68- enclosing the discharge of Paul Washington √, late Priv. Co "F." 1. U.S.C. Tps, whose claim for Bounty has been allowed.
I am, General
Very respty
Your obt Servt
Garrick Mallery 
A.A.I. Genl. 
In absence of the Asst. Comr. 

W.463, R.F. & AL., Va/68. 

182. Bur. R.F. & A.L, 
H.Q. A.C, Va
Richmond, Va. Sept. 28/68. 

Howard Maj. Genl O.O. 
Commissioner, 
General, 
I have the honor to submit the following report of the operations of Bureau affairs for the month of August 1868, viz: 
The number of Freedmen aided by the Bureau during the past month, was "Three thousand six hundred and ninety four" (3694); of this number "Four hundred and twenty two" (422), were in Hospital. 
The number of Refugees receiving rations was "One hundred and seventy six" (176). 
The number of Schools in this District during the month was "Seventy nine" (79), of which number "Six" (6) were Night Schools. The number of teachers were "Eighty one" (81),