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204 Office Howard Asylum Lauderdale Miss. May 2", 1868 Lieut J. W. Sunderland. D. O. and A. Q. M. Vicksburg, Miss. Lieutenant, I have the honor to request that you send me (4) four Bhl of Grist Potatoes. The (2) two barrels are rec'd and planted; and I find they only plant one-third of the ground I had prepared. I have succeeded preparing more land that I supposed I could, when I wrote you on the 16" ult I would suggest that you send by Express, as it is already late in the season for planting. I am, Lieut, Very respectfully, Your obt. sv't. Agent Bu. R. F. &c. Ret'd May 13 stating that No potatoes could be had}