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184 185 arrest parties and have frequently sent guards and agents to detect. and have seldom found any disregarding my orders. (Sgd) C. B. Wilder Capt & aqm &c Official James. A Bates AAAG The above endorsement was on letter of Smiths of date (blank) see L.R.S. 29. & 60" page in this Book War Dept Bureau &c Louis, A. Barnes Endorsement on letter of Louis A. Barnes dated Gainesville Fla Feby 6th/66 (B.192) relative to procuring laborers to work his plantation. Bureau of R F & A L Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste va Richmond Va Feby 22d/66 Respty returned to Maj Genl Howard Comr &c The freedmen would not be any more disposed to go to Florida without knowing what compensation they were to receive than white persons. Make the inducement great enough and they will go. (Sgd) O. Brown Col & Asst Comr Official James A. Bates AAAG War Dept Bureau &c Isaac.A.Austin Continuation of Endorsements on letter of Isaac.A.Austin (A.31) requesting that one of the WArds of Howard Grove Hospl be given for a school &c &c Bureau RF & AL Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste Va Richmond Va Feby 22d/66 Respty returned to Maj Genl O.O. Howard Comr &c Disapproved. In the opinion of the Asst Com'r the F.F. Vix. should not expect Gov't aid to enable them to sustain their exclusive system of education (Sgd) O. Brown Col & Asst Com Official James A. Bates AAAG see page 168. Rec'd Back & Filed a War Dept Bureau &c Nathan B Biniel J H Hall Lt & Asst Supt Endorsement on Statement of Nathan B Biniel (Ref) made before Lieut J.H. Hall Asst Supt to the effect that a disposition is manifested by citizens not to employ Union men ~ cites an instance in his own experience. Bureau RF & AL Head Qrs Asst Com'r Ste Va Richmond Feby 22d/66 Respty forwarded to Maj Genl O.O. Howard Com'r &c (Sgd) O. Brown Col & Asst Com'r Official James A. Bates AAAG H S Merrell Lt & Supt E B Townsend Lt & Asst Supt Eliza Norris Cold F A Page Lt & Asst Supt Continuation of Endorsements on letter of Lieut E.B. Townsend Asst Supt. forwarding statement of Eliza Norris (cold) (T.26) Bureau RF & AL Office Asst Supt Powhattan Co Va Feby 19" 1866 Respty returned to Capt Stuart Barnes Supt 2d Dist with the information that no such man can be found though I have caused diligent inquiry to be made for miles around the place named. (Sgd) Frank.A.Page Lt & Asst Supt Bureau RF & AL Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste Va Richmond Va Feby 22d/66 Respty returned to Lieut H.S. Merrell Supt 3d Dist Va whose attention is called to the endorsement of Lieut F.A. Page By order of Col O Brown James A Bates AAAG see page 142. Stuart Barnes Capt aqm &c Eliza.A. Clark 2d Vol.64. Endorsement on letter of Eliza.A.Clark Halifax Co. Va. (C.164) applies for damamges to her property by Union Troops. (From Dept Va) Head Qrs Dept of Va Richmond Feby 20/66 Respty referred to Col. O. Brown Asst Com'r &c.There being no officer of this Military command near the point referred to within. it is requested
