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Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands
Hd Qrs Asst. Comr, Dist. of Va
Richmond, Va Dec. 18. 1868.

Circular No. 31.}

[[Left Margin]] Maj. Genl. Howard.
Surg. De Lamater
Maj. White &
Each S.A. Comr Bur. &c. [[/Left Margin]]

The Sub. Asst. Commissioners in this District, will collect all the records of the Division offices in their Sub Distr. and forward them with the records of their own office to these Hd Qrs by the 31st inst. 
All such records will be systematically arranged and marked before being forwarded.___________

By order of the Asst. Comr
Will A. Coulter
Bvt. Capt. US. Army 
A.A.A. Genl.


Bureau Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands 
Hd Qrs Asst. Comr. Dist. of Va
Richmond, Va Dec. 19. 1868.

Circular No. 32.}

[[Left Margin]] Maj. Genl. Howard &
Each off & Agent Bur. &c. [[/Left Margin]]

All officers and agents of the Bureau in this District, having in their possession "Registers of Marriages", will transfer the same at once to the Clerk of the County Court for the County to which they belong, said Clerks having been instructed by his Excellency the Governor of Virginia to receive the same. A receipt will be taken for all such Registers and forwarded to these Head Quarters.

By order of the Asst. Comr
Will A. Coulter
Bvt. Capt. U.S. Army
A.A.A. Genl.

Transcription Notes:
---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-22 11:25:35 Rearranged to keep letter format. Changing "Fredmen and Abandonded Lands" to "Freedmen and Abandoned Lands" on several pages. A cut and paste error after an initial incorrect transcription?