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transportation had been received. Transportation Orders No 437 herewith enclosed.
Sigd D.M. White,
Lt V.R.C. S.A.C.

Hd-qrs Sub Dist of Miss. Bu. R.F and A.L.
Lauderdale, Miss May 21st, 1867.
Respectfully returned to Lt D. M. White (tho' Hd. qrs Sub Dist of Miss.) request Complied with. Would ask what disposition I shall make of the child
Jas W. Sunderland
Capt V.R.C. Sub Asst Commr

Endorsement on Communication from Thomas Lambdin Agt Society of Friends, Cincinnati O. who states that nearly all the shipments to Lauderdale for the Asylum have failed to reach their destination &c.
Hd qrs Sub Dist of Mississippi
Bu. R.F and A.L.
Vicksburg Miss. May 16th 1867
Respectfully referred to Capt. J.W. Sunderland A.A.A.Q.M. &c Lauderdale, who will investigate & report what stores on the enclosed list have failed to reach their destination. These papers to be returned.
By order of
Bvt Maj Gen'l Gillem
(Sig'd) A.W. Preston
A.A.A. Gen'l.

Hd-Qrs Sub Dist of Miss Lauderdale Bu. R.F and A.L.
Lauderdale, Miss. May 21st 1867
Respectfully returned with the information that Packages bearing same marks corresponding with the within list, have all [[strikethrough]] bee [[/strikethrough]] reached their

destination with the exception of the Box of Newspapers marked Rowland T. Reed.
Jas W. Sunderland
Capt V.R.C Sub Asst Comm'r

Endorsement on Communication from St. G. Moss, Citizen of Brownsville, Miss. requesting an orphan girl to be apprenticed to him under the laws of the state, &c.
H'd Qrs Sub Dist of Miss. Bu. R.F. and A.L.
Vicksburg, Miss, May 22d, 1867,
Respectfully referred to Capt J.W. Sunderland to know if there is a child in the Asylum answering the description within
By order of
Bvt. Maj. Genl Gillem
(Sigd) A. W. Preston
A A A Genl.

H'd qrs Sub Dist of Lauderdale
Bu. R.F and A.L.
Lauderdale, Miss Jun 5, 1867.
Respectfully returned with the information that Harriett Thompson, 8 years of age, will answer the within description.
Jas W. Sunderland
Capt V.R.C. Sub. Asst Commr

Endorsement on Communication from Lt. D. M. White; (See in this connection pages 22, 23, 31 and 32 of this Book)
H'd qrs Sub Dist of Miss, Bu. R.F and A.L.
Vicksburg Miss. May 23d 1867.
Respectfully returned to Capt Sunderland. Lt White verbally authorized the A.A.A Genl Bu. R.F. and A.L. S.M. to ask Capt Sunderland to bring the child to this City, and all expenses would be [[strikethrough]] paid [[/strikethrough]] defrayed by him (Lt. White -

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