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Mr. Geo McCandlish resided on the farm in May 1862 when we took possession of the county and continued in charge of it until the spring of 1864 when the property real and personal was turned over to the Freedmens Bureau.
W.C Office
Capt C.S. &c

Office Supt R. &c
Mil, Dist of Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe Va, July 1st/65
Respty ref'd to Col O Brown for his orders, and attention called to the report of Capt E.W. Coffin Asst Supt Refugees &c in York Co Va
A S. Flagg
Capt & A Q M &c

H'd Q'rs Bureau R &c
Richmond Va 5 July 1865
Respty ret'd to Capt A.S. Flagg A.Q.M &c, with reference to circular order No 3, Bureau R &c Washington D.C. which prescribes the only manner in which such property can be given up.
R'd 5 July & ret'd 5 July 1865.

O. Brown
Col and Asst Com'r
25 June 1865.

Requests that Captain A. Gage. C.S. be assigned to this Bureau for duty
Endorsed
H'd Q'rs Dept of Va
Richmond Va June 26th/65
Respty referred to Lt Col. T.C. Sullivan Chief C.S. Dept of Va. for his remarks
By Command of Maj Genl Terry

Ed W. Smith A.A.S.C

Office Chief C.S. Dept Va
Richmond June 27th 1865
Respty returned with the request that as Capt Gages services are, at present, much needed in the Subsid: Dept here this application be delayed a week.
I find that Capt Thompson C.S. was on the 21st inst directed to relieve Capt Felt C.S. in his duties as C.S. at Norfolk, so that Capt Felt is probably now - or will be in a few days - ready for duty with Colonel Brown, which may perhaps enable him to get along without Capt Gage at present
J.A. Gilman
Capt., C.S. U.S.A
Actg Chf C.S.

H'd Q'rs Dept of Va
Richmond Va June 27/65
Respty returned to Capt Brown Asst Comr Freedmens Bureau and attention called to endorsement of J.H. Gilman Capt C.S. USA Acting Chief C.S. Dept Va
By command of
Maj Genl Terry
Ed. W. Smith
A.A.G.

H'd Q'rs Bureau &c
Richmond Va, 8 July 1865.
Respty returned to Col E.W. Smith A.A.G'l The time named in endorsement having expired and Capt Felt having been mustered out of the service, the application for the

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