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U.S. MILITARY TELEGRAPH.

July 25th 1865.
By Telegraph from Lynchburg 1865.
To Col O Brown
Asst Com'r Bureau Freedmen &c.

Will you please answer the following questions as soon as may be. 1st How many clerks am I allowed in the district & at what [[strikethrough]] salary [[strikethrough]] salaries? 
2d  Shall I employ civillians if gen'l Curtis cannot furnish me with an adequate no. of assistants
3d  As there are no public buildings or consficated lands in my district shall I be allowed to hire buildings for the surplus Freedmen & pay same from the fund_ Shall I do the same in regard to quarters for myself. If General Curtis cannot supply me with men can you have Lieut's & men detailed at Gen Terrys Hd Qrs & forward

Buel Carter
Capt A.Q.M

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