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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Abandoned Lands,
Office Sup't District of the Nottoway,
Petersburg Va, Sept. 9th 1865

Col O. Brown
Asst. Commr. Richmond Va.

Col.
Your favor of 6th inst is received and in reply would state that I have forwarded you a correct copy of Receipt of Expenditures, in which are the signatures on Form 15 have been signed.
At the time the certified accounts (Form 22) were given there was no Funds in the Bureau & as soon as I received some Funds I took up those accounts & paid them as Vouchers. I shall in the future strive to conform strictly with the Regulations.

I am Colonel
Very respectfully yours
Stuart Barnes
Capt of A. Q. M.