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Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Hd. Qrs. Asst. Com'r, Dist. of Va, 
Richmond, Va., May 12, 1868.

Special Orders }
No 53. }

Maj. Gen'l Howard
J.R. Stone
F.M. Kimball

I.  .  F.M. Kimball, A. S. A. Com'r., 3. Div. 2. S. Dist. is hereby granted a leave of absence for ten (10) days with permission to go beyond the limits of this District.


Maj. Gen'l Howard
Capt. White
S.C. Armstrong
Lieut. Sherwood

II.  . 1st Lieut. Geo. P. Sherwood, 42nd U.S.I., V.R.C., is hereby relieved from duty as A.S.A. Comr 7. Div. 5. S. Dist, and will transfer all books, records and property, pertaining to the Bureau, to the Agent ordered to relieve him. Having complied with this order, he will report, by letter, to these Head Quarters.


Maj. Gen'l Howard
Capt. White
S.C. Armstrong
M.S. Reed

III.  . M.S. Reed, Agent Bur. R.F. & A.L. is hereby relieved from duty as A.S.A. Com'r, 1. & 2. Div., 5. S. Dist., and assigned to duty as A.S.A. Com'r of the 7. Div. 5. S. Dist. He will at once establish his Head Quarters at Eastville, Northampton Co., Va., and take charge of all Bureau property in that Division.


Maj. Gen'l Howard
Capt. White
S.C. Armstrong

IV. . S.C. Armstrong, S.A. Com'r, 5. Sub. Dist., will in addition to his duties as S.A. Com'r take charge of the 1. & 2. Div. of his Sub. Dist.

By order of Bvt. Brig. Gen'l O. Brown
Asst. Com'r
Will A. Coulter
Bvt. Capt. U.S. Army
A.A.A. Gen'l


Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands,
Hd. Qrs. Asst. Com'r, Dist. of Va, 
Richmond, Va., May 15, 1868.

Special Orders }
No 54. }

Maj. Gen'l Howard
Capt.Coulter

I. . Bvt. Capt. Will A. Coulter, U.S.A. Lieut. 12. U.S. Infty, A.A.A. Gen'l Bur. R.F. & A.L. Dist of Va., will proceed without delay to Alexandria, Va., and make an Inspection of the books, records, and affairs of the Bur. in the 10th Sub. District.

On the completion of this duty he will return to his proper station.

By order of Bvt. Brig. Gen'l O. Brown
Asst. Com'r

Bvt. Maj. U.S. Army
A.A.I. Gen'l & A.A.A. Gen'l

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