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64 Virginia Dept Of Jas W. Powell Jr Capt & Asst Supt Endorsement on letter of Jas. W. Powell Jr Capt & Asst Supt dated Chesterfield C.H. Va Jan 19th 1866. (P.19.) requesting leave of absence for 15 days to attend to important private business. Richmond Va Jan 20/66 Respectfully forwarded to Brig Genl E.W. Smith AAG Disapproved. (Sg'd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr Official James A. Bates AAAG see page 78 R.S. Lacy Capt & AQM R.S. Lacy Endorsement on letter of Capt RS Lacy AQM & Supt dated Lynchburg Va Jan 17th 1866. (L.33.) requesting an order to sell such Goot Buildings at Danville Va as may not be required for use of Military or Bureau. States the Goot Buildings at that place (Lynchburg) except five (5) large Buildings at Camp Davis should be sold Richmond Va Jan 20th/66 Respectfully returned to Capt RS Lacy for a description of the Buildings seed to know from what source they were received & the order turning over the same to the Bureau. By order of Col O Brown James A. Bates AAAG see page 81 Virginia Dept Of RS Lacy Capt & AQM Jas.C. Walton Endorsement on letter of Capt R.S. Lacy A.Q.M. dated Lynchburg Va Jan 17th 1866 (L.32) relative to Jas.C.Walton (white) inflicting a whipping on a freedmen named Johnston Suggests propiety of fining Mr Walton $100 and dismissing the case. Richmond Va Jan 20th 1866 Respectfully forwarded to Brig Gnrl E.W. Smith A.A.G. (Sg'd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr Official James A. Bates R.S. Lacy Capt & AQM Chas J. Wickenshaw Bvt Maj & Supt 260 Sextus Hutter Aaron Howe cold Endorsement on letter of Bot Maj Chas. J. Wickershaur Supt. dated Wilmington N.C. Jan 15th 1866. (W. 153.) requesting that Solomon, Eliza & Hunter, children of Aaron Howe (cold)(supposed to be with Mr Sextus Hutter Forestville Va. about 10 miles from Lynchburg). Be sent to Wilmington N.C. to their father who is able and willing to support them. (over) 65 Richmond Va Jan 20th, 1866 Respectfully referred to Capt. R.S. Lacy for investigation By order of Col O. Brown James A. Bates AAAG H S Merrell Lt & Supt N.Y. Perkins J.B. Crenshaw Wm Lancaster Endorsement on (official copy of) a letter of N.Y. Perkins (to J.B. Crenshaw) dated Goldsborough N.C. Dec 5th, 1865 (P. 20) making inquiries often several colored children who were formerly slaves of Wm Lancaster and who were sold in 1862 to a Nicholson Davis who took them to Richmond Va. Jan 21st, 1866 Respectfully referred to Lieut H. S. Merrell Supt &c who will have inquiries made as to the whereabouts of the children herein mentioned and report results to this office. By order of Col O Brown Asst Comr James A. Bates AAAG Rec'd Back & Filed C.B. Wilder Capt & aqm Rebecca McCaudlish C.G. Griswold Endorsement on letter of Rebecca McCaudlish dated Williamsburg Va Jan 6th, 1866. (no. 93.) respecting payment to her of rents for her property in York County Va., which has been restored to her. (1. Enclosure) Washington Jan 13th, 1866 Respectfully referred to Col O Brown asst Comr &c Richmond Va for investigation and report. Copy of letter of Nov 13th, 1865 from this officer enclosed. By order of Maj Genl OO Howard Commissioner Sg'd Wm Fowler AAG Richmond Va Jan 29, 1866 Respectfully referred to Capt C.B. Wilder Supt 9th Dist who will report to this office at once why the order in endorsement in regard to rents, on a communication made by C G Griswold for Mrs Rebecca McCaudlish to the Asst Commissioner, and referred to you Dec 5th, 1865 has not been carried out. The instructions from the office in regard to rents are so clear that the Asst Commissioner is surprised that so much trouble should arise in the Sub Dist of Yorkton. By order of Col O Brown James A. Bates AAAG see page 179
