Viewing page 189 of 291

This transcription has been completed. Contact us with corrections.

Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Office Superintendent 2d District,
Petersburg, Va., Sep 30th 1865.

Lieut Theodore Stauffer
Asst. Supt.
Mecklenburg Co

Lieut:

Complaint has been made to this office that you have been, and are giving permission to Freedmen to open Dram Shops in the country, contrary to the license laws of the State or County. You are respectfully informed that this Bureau has no jurisdiction over such matters and has no authority to grant such permission. You will at once revoke all such permits and report at once to this office the number and nature of them, with copies of each permit

Very Resp'y, Your. Ob't. Sv't
(Signed) Stuart Barnes
Capt & A Q M 
Supt 2d dist

a true copy
Stuart Barnes
Capt & A.Q.M
Supt &c