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338 S.W. Carpenter Capt & Asst Supt T.F.P. Crandon Capt & AQM &c Hay Tolliver (cold) Mr Sparks L.R.C.248.2d.Vol.1866 Bureau RF & AL Head Qrs Asst Comr Ste Va Richmond Va March 24th/66 Respty returned to Capt S.W. Carpenter V.R.C. & Asst Supt thro Capt Crandon Supt 4th Dist. The statement of the case is too vague for the decision of the Asst Com'r. An act of the General Assembly of Va was [[strikethrough]] been [[/strikethrough]] passed about a month ago on the subject of contracts and payments in confederate currency, which requires exact knowledge of date & circumstances. If the case is brought into the Freedmen's Court by the claimant the record and judgement will be forwarded to these Head Qrs for final decision. By order of Col O Brown Garrick Mallory Lt Col & Insp'tr G.B. Corse Bvt Maj & Asst Supt W.S. How Bt Maj & Supt L.R.C.252.2d.Vol.1866. (from Chf Q.M. Dept Va) Bureau RF & AL Heaqd Qrs Asst Com'r Ste VA Richmond Mch 24th/66 Respty returned to Bvt Maj Corse thro Bvt Maj W.S. How. Supt. with the information that commutation for fuel & quarters will be allowed him. His vouchers must be signed by the Supt of the Dist. who will also enter in the voucher the price wood can be bought for at Lexington. By order of Col. O. Brown Asst Com'r Garrick Mallory Lt Col & Insptr A.S. Flagg Capt & AQM &c Julia, C, Pretlow L.RP.35.- Rec'd Back Mar 23rd/66 Office of Asst Supt for Southampton Co Va Jerusalem Mch 10th/66 Respty returned to Capt A.S. Flagg Supt with the information. that on investigation. I find the matter set forth in the within communication to be correct and that the children are now on Mrs Pretlow's plantation. under the best care and treatment. For the evident good of the children I have instructed Mrs Pretlow that the Bureau would by regular Indenture sanction the parent's binding 339 the said children (Sgd) Sam'l Jeffries Capt V.R.C. & Asst Supt Bureau RF & Al Head Asst Com'r Ste VA Richmond Va Mch 24th/66 Respty returned to Capt A.S. Flagg A.Q.M & Supt. for such action as he may deem best for the children. By order of Col. O. Brown Asst Com'r Lt Col & Insptr The first endorsement was not entered in this Book W.S. How Cat & Supt F.B. Welton L.B.3449.2d.Vol.1866. Bureau RF & AL Hd Qrs Asst Com'r Ste Va Richmond Mch 24th/66 Respty returned to Capt W.S. How Supt 5. Dist Transportation can be given these people from Winchester. but not from New Creek. the latter place being out of the dist of Va. By order of Col. O. Brown Asst Com'r Garrick Mallory Lt Col & Insptr Rec'd Back April 3rd/66 & Filed see L.B.3d.Vol.No 542. War Dept Bureau &c Q. Mr G.O. 295 L.R.Q.19 2d.Vol.1866. Rec'd Back Mar 28th 1866. Bureau RF & AL Head Qrs 9th Dist Va Fort Monroe Mch 22th/66 Respty returned. Upon examination I can learn of no private parties who have claimed the within mentioned cooking range. It appears however that certain parties alleging to have been sent by the Quartermaster at Fort Monroe were discovered in the act of tearing down the brick masonry in which said range was put up. and this in the Chespeake Hospital, which has been duly turned over to the Freedmens Bureau. and to Rev Mr Raymond representing the loyal owners therein. Those properly in charge of the said Hospital protested against this depredation upon a fixture of the building and it was stopped by the Military authorities art Fort Monroe. The said range (over)
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