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County to report direct to, and be under the orders of the Sub. Supt. of your Bureau in the various Sub Dist's.
I cannot at present detail Officers for the duty of Sub Supts. and if I did they would, I believe be quite incompetent to discharge the duties required in a proper manner.
You can obtain, A.Q.Ms. and C.S's who will remain permanently on duty, while officers connected with troops are so frequently relieved and changed, that they take and have less interest than is required in matters as important as are those of yourBureau.
Please telegraph me what action you take in this matter, I think you will have to alter the limits of your Sub Division of the Shenandoah Valley to correspond with those of the Dept. else you will have great difficulty in arranging work for a man under two Dept Comdr's
I am Sir
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