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War Department,
Adjutant General's Office,
Washington, March 26th, 1866.

Special Orders,
No. 187.

(Extract.)

2. Captain T.G. Whytal, Assistant Quartermaster of Volunteers, will proceed, without delay, to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, and enter upon duties at that post in connection with the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, reporting by letter, for orders, to Colonel O. Brown, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, Richmond, Virginia.

By order of the Secretary of War, 
E. D. TOWNSENND, 
Assistant Adjutant General. 

Official: 
E D Townsend, 
Assistant Adjutant General.

[[stamp]]Bureau R F & A L Washington REC'D MAR 26 1866[[/stamp]]

Colonel O. Brown
Asst. Commissioner &c
thro' Gen Howard

Official copy sent to Genl S.C. Armstrong Supt

Transcription Notes:
Brown's signature cut off at bottom, not certain what xc means. Can't decipher second line of right margin note. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-02-03 09:18:48