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288 Richmond Va Sept Sept 8th, 1865 Respectfully forwarded to Maj Genl O.O. Howard Commissioner &c with reference to the endorsement of Col Wm L James, Chief Quartermaster (Sg'd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr Stuart Barnes Capt & AQM &c 2d Dist of Va Sept 5th 1865 [[left margin]] Refer 2.B.273. [[/left margin]] Returned Endorsed Respectfully returned - The various amounts under heading "value of Rations issued" represent only the value of one days issue - The issuing C.S. should furnish the Asst Supt. with the total cost of the stores issued in each of his Sub-Districts for the month. (Sg'd) Wm N. Felt Bvt Maj'r C.S. Vols Richmond Va Sept 8-1865 Respectfully returned to Capt Stuart Barnes AQM Supt. &c with reference to the endorsement of Bvt Maj Wm N Felt Supervising Commissary &c By command of Col. O. Brown A.C. (Sg'd) C.H. Coxe A.A.A.G. Rc'd & Rt'd Sept. 8th 1865 Thos M. Butler Lt & Asst Supt Nottoway C.H. Sept 6th 1865 Requests an order for the purchase of stationery. Endorsed Petersburg Va Sept 7th 1865 Respectfully referred to Col. O. Brown This officer has been obliged to borrow Stationer for the past ten days. I would respectfully request that our estimate forwarded some weeks since be filled at the earliest opportunity. (Sg'd) Stuart Barnes Capt & AQM &c Richmond Va Sept 8th 1865 Respectfully referred to Lt. H.S. Merrell Supt &c By command of Col. O. Brown (Sg'd) C.H. Coxe A.A.A.G. Rc'd & Fow'd Sept 8th, 1865 289 O. Brown Col & Asst Comr Richmond Va Sept 8th 1865 [[left margin]] Refer 2.B.329. [[/left margin]] Informing Lt Merrell of the need of Stationery, and if he is unable to supply the demand, state why the inability exists Endorsed Richmond Sept 8th 1865 Respectfully returned to Col O. Brown Asst Comr of Va, with the information that the estimates for stationery approved by Genl Howard has been at Maj Cochran's Dept Qr Master, for nearly a month, and that he will issue on it as soon as he receives his estimates from Washington which he has been expecting for some time. (Sg'd) H.S. Merrell Lt & Supt &c Richmond Va Sept 8th 1865 Respectfully forwarded to Col.W.S. James Chief Quartermaster &c. Many of the officers of the Bureau are entirely without stationery. of course all business must stop unless it can be furnished. (Sg'd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr Rc'd & Fow'd Sept 8th, 1865 Sarah U Winder Northampton Co [[left margin]] Refer 2.B.247. [[/left margin]] Returned endorsed Washington D.C. Sept 5th 1865 Respectfully returned to Col. O. Brown Asst Comr &c Richmond Va. one third of the rent of the within property should be given Mrs Winder if she has complied with all the terms of the Proclamation of May 29th 1865. By order of Maj Genl O.O. Howard Comr (Sg'd) Saml L Taggard A.A.G. This property was restored by S.O. No. 51 Par I dated Hd Qrs Asst Com'r B.R.F. & A.L. Richmond Va Sept 9th 1865 J.J. De Lamater Surg U.S. Vols Chf Med Officer &c Richmond Va Aug 30th 1865 Returned Endorsed Richmond Va Aug 31st 1865 [[left margin]] 2.B.240. [[/left margin]] Respectfully returned. I do not know certainly but understand that they are at the Freedmans Camp near Richmond (Sg'd) J.J. De Lamater Surg &c Rc'd Aug 31st 1865 & Filed Men detailed for purpose stated by S.O. No. 49. dated Sept 7th 1865
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Rc'd & Fowd = Received & Forwarded