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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Hd Qrs Asst Comr, Dist. of Va., Richmond, Va., January 11th 1868. Special Order No 5. [[left margin]] Genl Howard. L C. Armstrong M.S. Reed Off. Bu &c [[/left margin]] I. . Leave of absence, to go out of this Dist, is hereby granted to the following named Officers of this Bureau for six (6) days, viz:- Mont. S. Reed. O Brown Bvt. Brig. Genl Vols. Asst. Comr Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands. Hd Qrs Asst. Comr, Dist. of Virginia., Richmond, Va., January 13th 1868. Special Order No 6. [[left margin]] Genl Howard. Maj. White. Surg. De Lamater Col. Penrose & each S.A.C. or Agts in chge, Bur. &c. [[/left margin]]. I. . In addition to his present duties Captain George. Q. White, Chief Q.M & D.O, will assume the duties of acting commissary of subsistence for the Bureau in this District. [[left margin]] Genl Howard S.C. Armstrong Agt. Wm Lowry. [[/left margin]] II. . So far as any jurisdiction of this Bureau extends over it, the property of Robert Lively, deceased (known of the Land records as the property of Miss Lively) consisting of a lot of land situated in the town of Hampton, Elizabeth City County, Va, is restored to William Lowry, Administration with all the rights and privileges of ownership upon the following conditions. Viz:- 1st The property will be restored to William Lowry upon the expiration of the lease to any third party, or parties, if any exists. 2nd That nothing in this order be construed as entitling the heir to compensation for damages to the property, or to rent which may have accrued. [[left margin]] Genl Howard Maj. White. Surg. De Lamater Jno W. Jordan. Newton Whitten. [[/left margin]] III. . Mr Newton Whitten is hereby relived from duty in this Bureau as Agent in charge of the 3rd Division, 11th Sub-District, Va., (comprising the County of Mecklenburg, Va., and will turn over to his successor Mr George. W. Graham, all books and papers relating to Bureau affairs in the above named Division. over