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Bureau of R F & A L
Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste Va
Richmond Feby 26/66

Respty forwarded to to Bvt Brig Genl Ed W Smith A.A.G. Dept Va, with the request that troops may be sent to Warrenton. Please return these papers for file in this office.

(Sgd) O. Brown Col & Asst Com'r
Official
James A. Bates AAAG


War Dept Bureau &c
H.S. Merrell
Lieut & Supt

Endorsement on letter of Lieut H.S. Merrell Supt &c dated Feby 24/66 (M 161) desires to know whether transportation is furnished to persons (cold desiring to go to Liberia

Bureau R F & A L
Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste Va
Richmond Feby 25/66

Respty forwarded to Maj Genl O.O. Howard Com'r &c to know whether transportation will be furnished to persons desiring to go to Liberia.

(Sgd) O. Brown Col & asst comr
  
Official 
James A Bates AAAG 


O.H. Dorrance
Local Spl Ag't

Endorsement on letter of O.H. Dorrance Local Spl Agt &c. dated Danville Va Feby 20/66. (D. 34) relative to Capt Lacy intending to sell Buildings at Danville, also a lot of lumber collected & stored by him, (Dorrance) on the 24" inst.

Bureau R.F & A L
Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste Va
Richmond Feb 25/66

J.F. Wilcox
Capt & Asst Supt

Respty returned to O.H. Dorrance Local Spl Agt Danville Va. I have telegraphed Capt Wilcox not to sell the Lumber that has been held by the Treasury Agents. The order to sell the Barracks proceeds from Washington.
 
By order of Col O Brown Asst Comr
James A Bates AAAG

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War Dept. Bureau &c
C.B.  Wilder
Capt & A.Q.M.

Endorsement on Circular No 1 from 9" Dist of Va by Capt C.B. Wilder dated Feby 2"/66. (M. 269) instructing Asst Supts in relation to labor contracts between whites and freedmen.

Bureau R F & A L
Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste Va
Richmond Feby 25"/66

Respty forwarded to Maj. Genl. Howard to know whether the Asst Commissioner regards the last paragraph of this order aright.

It is held by the Asst Com'r that the officers of the Bureau should not interfere in the matter of contracts, except to urge upon the freedmen the necessity of making them, and fulfilling them when made, to examine and approve them when desired, to advise the freedmen when they are liable to be injurious to them, and to annul such as are injurious and unjust that may have been entered into through their ignorance.

To deny the Freedmen the right to make a valid contract without the approval of the Bureau is practically making him a slave to the Bureau, and is preventing him from learning the important lesson of taking care of himself by fostering that feeling of dependence of which he already has too much.

(Sgd) O. Brown Col & Asst Com'r
Official
James A. Bates AAAG
Rec'd Back Feby 27"/66 & Filed. See L.B. 3. V. No 365.


James L. Kean

Continuation of Endorsement on letter of James. L. Kean dated Louisa Co Feb 11/66. (K. 9) requests to know if he can get a supply laborers for the balance of the year, at Richmond and at what price 

Office Sub Dist of Rich'd
Bureau R F & A L
Feby 24th 1866.

Respty returned — with information that parties desiring to employ Freedmen in the Sub Dist of Rich'd to work on farms, will find no difficulty in obtaining good help by applying at this office. 

(Sgd) E.B. Townsend Lt & Asst Supt

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