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Special Order
No. 21
July 17th 1865

Capt. B.C. Carter, A.Q.M., having reported for duty in this Bureau, under Special Orders, No. 175, Par. 6, bearing date Head Qrs. Dept. of Va. June 30th 1865, is hereby assigned to duty as Superintendent of 8th District, with his Head Quarter at Wytheville. 

By order of Col. O. Brown.
Asst. Com'r. & C.
P.S. Evans, A.A.A.G.

July 17th 1865
General Order
No. 3

I. Ass't. Superintendents will see that the Freedmen within their Sub Districts are not defrauded, in their contracts for labor, by their employers. They will examine, and record, all contracts made with the Freedmen, in their respective Sub-District and report such as are injurious and unfair, to their District Superintendent; who will, if just cause exists, annul the same.

II. Superintendents will hold their Assistants to a strict accountability under this order.

O. Brown
Col. & Asst Com'r.

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General Order
No. 4
July 17th 1865

I. Superintendents of Districts will, on the last day of July, report to these Hd. Qr's. All lands under their control, held for the benefit of the Refugees or Freedmen, with statements whether such lands were "abandoned" or "confiscated", and a brief description of each tract, together with the name of the former owner and occupant. Hereafter descriptions will be furnished of lands brought under the supervision of the Superintendents, during the month for which the reports are made, stating how they were acquired &c., and lands lost to the use of the Bureau will be accounted for with equal accuracy.

II. The number of schools, scholars and teachers, at present under the direction of the Bureau, are to be carefully reported; [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] Rosters of all officers and civilians employed by each Superintendent, their respective duties, the salary allowed each civilian, and from what fund it is paid, will be reported monthly.

By command of Col. O. Brown.
Ass't. Com'r.
P.S. Evans, A.A.A.G.

Memorandum
Order
No. 1
July 18th 1865

Lieut. H.S. Merrell, Supt. R.F. & A.L.

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Not sure if the text in the left margins of each page should be notated by margin brackets. Is this considered marginalia? I left it as is.