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116. Brownell Elias T. 1st Lieut. 9th Vt Vols Richmond June 17 '65 Makes inquiries as to whether he can be detailed to permanent service in the Bureau Endorsment. Hd. Qrs. Bur. R.F. & A.L. Richmond July 20'65 Resp'y returned to Lt Brownell. If he requires further information, he had better call at these head quarters By Order of Col. O. Brown P.S. Evans A A A.G. R'd 21 July & for'd 21 July 65 D.W.C. Van Slyck Pt Rocks, Va July 18th 1865. Applies for Med: Officer and Hosp't'l Steward - Endorsed Bureau R.F &c Office Supt Dist Not'y Petersburg Va, July 20/65 Approved and respectfully forwarded Stuart Barnes Capt & A.Q.M., Supt Dist Nottoway [[margin note]] Refer 2d Book 127- [[/margin note]] H'd Q'rs Bureau R.F & A.L Richmond Va: July 20/65 Approved & respty forw'd to Col E.W. Smith A.A.Gen'l Dept of Va R'd 21st July & for'd 21st July 1865. Lt J.H. Keatley Norfolk Va 17 July 1865 Suggests the attention of the Bureau be called to the importance of having an officer in Washington to attend to the claims of relations of deceased col'd soldiers - Endorsed Bureau of R.F & A.L Office Supt Dist No 1 Ste of Va July 18th 1865. Respty ref'd to Col O. Brown - The suggestion 117. of Lt Keatley meets with my approval A.S. Flagg Capt & AQM &c H'd Q'rs Bureau R. F & A L Richmond July 21st 1865 Respty returned to Capt A.S. Flagg - all claims of this nature should be forwarded to this office - The Com'r of the Bureau will attend to them after they have been rec'd in Washington - R'd 21st July & ford ret'd 21st July 1865, W.H. Hunt Hampton Va 18 July 1865 [[strikethrough]] Makes proposition to hi [[/strikethrough]] Makes proposition to hire Mills in hands of Freedmans Bureau Endorsed Office Supt R.F &c July 19th 1865. Respty ref'd to Col. O. Brown for his opinion and advice A.S. Flagg Capt & A.Q.M. &c [[margin note]] Refer 2 Book 48. [[/margin note]] H'd Q'rs Bureau R.F & A L Richmond Va 21 July 1865. Respty Forw'd to Maj Gen'l O.O. Howard for instructions - I do not know whether it is the policy of the Bureau to sell Lumber in this way R'd 21st July & for'd 21 July 1865
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