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house and preserve and protect the furniture for that association.
By order of Col. O. Brown A.C.
(Sg'd) R.M. Manly Chaplain & 
Asst Supt Bureau Schools
Rc'd & Ref'd Sept 8th 1865

H.S. Merrell
Lt & Supt &c
Richmond Va
Sept 1st 1865
Returned Endorsed
Richmond Va Sept 8th 1865
Respectfully returned to Col O. Brown Asst Comr Va with the information that the duties of these officers absolutely require them to be quartered in the city.
(Sg'd) H.S. Merrell Lt & Supt &c

[[left margin]] Refer 2.B.272. [[/left margin]]
Richmond Va Sept 8th 1865
Respectfully referred to Col Edw. Smith A.A.G. attention invited to the endorsement of Lt H.S. Merrell Supt &c.
(Sg'd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr
Rc'd & Ref'd Sept 8th 1865


Christopher Proctor
City Point Va
Aug 25th 1865
[[left margin]] Refer 2.B.261. [[/left margin]]
Returned Endorsed
Washington Sept 5th 1865
Respectfully returned to Col. O. Brown Asst Comr for information as to whether Mr. Proctor comes under any of the exceptions to the proclamation of May 29th 1865.
By order of Maj Genl O.O. Howard
(Sg'd) Wm Fowler A.A.G.

Richmond Va Sept 8th 1865
Respectfully referred to Capt Stuart Barnes AQM Supt &c for the information called for by Maj Genl Howard
By command of Col O. Brown Asst Comr
(Sg'd) C.H. Coxe A.A.A.G.
Rc'd & Fow'd Sept 8th 1865

R.P. Clayton
Asst Supt &c
City Point Va
Sept 5th 1865
Asks for transportation for destitute Freedmen to his home in Mississippi.
Endorsed
Petersburg Va Sept 7th 1865
Respectfully referred to Col O. Brown Asst Comr State of Virginia
(Sg'd) Stuart Barnes Capt & A.Q.M. &c

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Richmond Va Sept 8th 1865
Approved and respectfully forwarded to Major Genl O.O. Howard Commissioner & c
(Sg'd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr
Rc'd & Fow'd Sept 8th 1865

T Frank P Crandon
Capt & Supt &c
Gordonsville, Va
Sept 7th 1865
[[left margin]] 2.B.319. [[/left margin]]
Asks for a good officer to be detailed as Asst Supt at Charlottesville Albermarl Co
Endorsed
Richmond Va Sept 8th 1865
Respectfully forwarded to Col Edw. Smith A.A.G. with the request that a competent officer be detailed.
(Sg'd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr
Rc'd & Ref'd Sept 8th 1865

Saml. L. Taggard
Asst. Adj. Genl
B.R.F. & A.L.
Washington
Sept 1st 1865
Encloing five requisitions for transportation
Endorsed
Richmond Va Sept 4th 1865
Respectfully referred to Capt Cochran Depot Quartermaster Richmond, with the request that transportation be furnished on the within orders. (Sg'd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr

Richmond Va Sept 4th 1865
Respectfully returned to Col Brown with the information that in compliance with Gen Orders No 49 Qr Mr Genl Office dated Aug 21st 1865 transportation upon the within cannot be furnished.
(Sg'd) W.H.D. Cochran Capt & A.Q.M.

Richmond Va Sept 4th 1865
Respectfully forwarded to Col W.S. James Chief Quartermaster Department of Virginia requesting transportation on the within orders. (Sg'd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr

Richmond Va Sept 4th 1865
Respectfully returned to Col. O. Brown Asst Comm &c Capt Cochran's action is in accordance with orders from the Qr Mr Genl and I cannot order the transportation unless it is so ordered by the Hon Secretary of War (Sg'd) Wm S. James Col & Chf Qr Mr
Dept of Va

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